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Capture of Saint-Louis

Great Britain · Warfare / Seven Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1758Date range
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Chronological records

1758

William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1stApril 1758

Saint-Louis · Warfare / Seven Years War

British forces capture the ill-defended fort of Saint-Louis in Senegal

Names involved

William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Provenance

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