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The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759

其他書名	Hawke and the Defeat of the French Invasion
出版	Casemate Publishers, 2010-08-19
主題	History / Military / NavalHistory / Modern / 18th CenturyHistory / Wars & Conflicts / General
ISBN	18446816619781844681662
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FgXMDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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This authoritative history chronicles the Royal Navy’s decisive yet little-known victory over the French during the Seven Years’ War.

In the mid-18th century, with virtually no regular troops at home, Britain was especially vulnerable to the immanent threat of French invasion. In a cunning naval offensive, the British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke intercepted French ships on their way to rendezvous with invasion troopships gathered at the mouth of the Loire. Unfairly overlook in history books, the Battle of Quiberon Bay not only spoiled the planned French invasion, but also established British naval dominance.

Once under attack, the French changed course for Quiberon Bay, assuming the British would not follow them among its treacherous shoals in stormy weather. Yet Hawke pursued them under full sail. The French ships were destroyed, captured, run aground or scattered—while the British only suffered two ships run aground. In this insightful narrative, Nicholas Tracy studies the battle, its strategic consequences, and its effect on the war for North America.