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The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759.
Painting by Richard Paton (1717–1791), mid to late 18th century.
NMM, Greenwich, London, Caird Fund (ID: BHC0397)
[Vient de paraître dans le #BulletinDeLaSPF] Biographie d'un monument mégalithique du Néolithique moyen sur la côte sauvage de Quiberon dans le Morbihan, par Sandra Sicard et al.
#OnThisDay in 1759 Admiral Hawke defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the 7 years war. This action ended French Naval superiority and prevented a planned invasion of the United Kingdom. @RoyalNavy
On this day in 1759 - the Battle of Quiberon Bay took place. Fought in a gale, on a lee shore it was the Royal Navy’s most decisive victory before Nelson
Picture is the Battle of Quiberon Bay by Richard Wright
#RoyalNavy #FrenchNavy #Maritime
20 November 1759. A British fleet, under Admiral Hawke, defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay. It was one of the greatest victories of the Royal Navy as it ended the possibility of a French invasion.
#OnThisDay in 1759 Admiral Hawke defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the 7 years war. This action ended French Naval superiority and prevented a planned invasion of the United Kingdom. @RoyalNavy
I'm excited to announce that I'm currently working on a mini-documentary about the Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759). Should be appearing on my youtube channel somewhere next week! Stand by, shipmates.
-Heart of Oak-
#OnThisDay in 1759 Admiral Hawke defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the 7 years war. This action ended French Naval superiority and prevented a planned invasion of 🇬🇧. @RoyalNavy
The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759.
Dominic Serres, 1779.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
A brilliant video made by @ChrisQF explaining the run-up to, the course and the consequences of the Battle of Quiberon Bay, which occurred #OTD in 1759:
https://t.co/oHtIg3yv42
#OTD in 1759 24 British ships of the line defeated the French (21 of which 6 destroyed and 1 captured) in the Battle of Quiberon Bay. It signalled the rise of the Royal Navy in becoming the world's foremost naval power, and was part of the British Annus Mirabilis of 1759.
#OnThisDay in 1759 Admiral Hawke defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the 7 years war. This action ended French Naval superiority and prevented a planned invasion of 🇬🇧. @RoyalNavy
#OnThisDay in 1759 Admiral Hawke defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the 7 years war. This action ended French Naval superiority and prevented a planned invasion of 🇬🇧. @HistoryHit @RoyalNavy @VAdmJWoodcock @thehistoryguy
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📷 Quiberon, T. Nunkovics
[#BaladeEnBretagne] Le soleil se couche sur #Quiberon #Morbihan #Bretagne / Photo de
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