Battle of Quiberon Bay

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The Battle of Quiberon Bay (known as the Bataille des Cardinaux by the French) was a decisive naval engagement during the Seven Years' War. It was fought on 20–21 November 1759 between the Royal Navy and the French Navy in Quiberon Bay, off the coast of France near Saint-Nazaire. The battle was the culmination of British efforts to eliminate French naval superiority, which could have given the French the ability to carry out their planned invasion of Great Britain. In the battle, a British fleet of 24 ships of the line under Admiral of the Blue Sir Edward Hawke tracked down and engaged a French fleet of 21 ships of the line under Chef d'escadre Hubert de Brienne. After hard fighting, the British fleet sank or ran aground six French ships of the line, captured one and scattered the rest, giving the Royal Navy one of its greatest victories, and ending the threat of French invasion for good. The battle cemented the dominance of the Royal Navy for the rest of the war and for the British formed...

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