William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1stApril 1758
British forces capture the ill-defended fort of Saint-Louis in Senegal
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British forces capture the ill-defended fort of Saint-Louis in Senegal
Pitt had been lobbied by an American merchant Thomas Cumming to launch an expedition against the French trading settlements in West Africa
Pitt sends out further expeditions to capture Goree and Gambia
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