Battle of Cap-Français
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battle-of-cap-fran-ais-172-12084325
title:
Battle of Cap-Français
text:
The Battle of Cap-Français was a naval engagement during the Seven Years' War fought between French and British forces outside the harbour of Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue on 21 October 1757. The British force, consisting of three ships of the line under Commodore Arthur Forrest had been sent to cruise off Saint-Domingue in the hope of intercepting a French merchant convoy bound for France, but found that the convoy's escort, under Guy François de Coetnempren, comte de Kersaint, had been heavily
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description:
1757 naval battle of the Seven Years' War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cap-Fran%C3%A7ais
date created:
2009-12-05T04:15:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T10:02:51Z
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13
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