William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1stApril 1761
Pitt's plan for an expedition to capture Belle Ile is put into force and it is captured after a siege
Great Britain · Warfare / Seven Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Pitt's plan for an expedition to capture Belle Ile is put into force and it is captured after a siege
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