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Diversion towards Saint-Brieuc
- When
- 1795
- Where
- Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
- Part of
- Quiberon Campaign
News of a new landing near Saint-Brieuc diverted a royalist column towards the Côtes-d'Armor against Cadoudal's advice.
After the first column dispersed and the second stood ready to attack, chevalier Charles de Margadel arrived with news from the Royalist alliance in Paris of a new landing near Saint-Brieuc. The column was diverted towards the Côtes-d'Armor against Cadoudal's advice, drawing forces away from the Quiberon operation.
Sources
- Invasion of France (1795) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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