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Landing at Quiberon
- When
- 26–27 June 1795
- Where
- Quiberon bay and peninsula
- Part of
- Quiberon Campaign
The squadrons anchored off Quiberon on 26 June and began disembarking in force on 27 June, while blockading Belle-Île.
On 26 June 1795 the squadrons anchored off Quiberon and could have begun disembarking their troops. On the morning of 27 June, after two days of mist, Republican forces spotted the British ships in Quiberon bay, with the fort at Penthièvre signalling that they were disembarking en grande force. British frigates and smaller vessels blockaded Belle-Île, cruising to its eastern and western points.
Sources
- Invasion of France (1795) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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