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- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf abstract "The Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf was an engagement fought off the Îles Saint-Marcouf near the Cotentin peninsula on the Normandy coast of France in May 1798 during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1795 a British garrison was placed on the islands, which operated as a resupply base for Royal Navy ships cruising off the coast of Northern France. Seeking to eliminate the British presence on the islands and simultaneously test the equipment and tactics then being developed in France for a projected invasion of Britain, the French launched a massed amphibious assault on the southern island using over 50 landing ships and thousands of troops on 7 May 1798. Although significant Royal Navy forces were in the area, a combination of wind and tide prevented them from intervening and the island's 500-strong garrison was left to resist the attack alone.Despite the overwhelming French majority in numbers, the attack was a disaster: nearly 1,000 French soldiers were killed as the boats were caught in open water under the island's gun batteries: several were sunk with all hands. Heavy fire from batteries and Royal Marines prevented a single French soldier from landing and the retreating fleet was subject to heavy fire from the smaller island to the north, inflicting further losses. British casualties were negligible. Although this operation indicated the probable result of a full-scale invasion of Britain, the threat remained and British forces began a close blockade of the surviving landing craft that were anchored in the Cotentin ports. A month after the battle this strategy resulted in a secondary success when a French frigate and corvette passing along the coast were intercepted and defeated by the blockade squadron.".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf causalties "1 killed".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf causalties "4 wounded".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf date "1798-05-07".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf isPartOfMilitaryConflict French_Revolutionary_Wars.
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf place Normandy.
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf place Îles_Saint-Marcouf.
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf result "British victory".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf strength "5,000 soldiers, sailors & marines. Over 50 armedlanding craftand 6gunboats".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf strength "500 marines & sailors, 17 guns".
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- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf wikiPageWikiLinkText "Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf wikiPageWikiLinkText "battle of St Marcou".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf wikiPageWikiLinkText "battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf wikiPageWikiLinkText "Îles Saint-Marcouf".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf caption "Attack of St Marcou, I. Scatcherd".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf casualties "1".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf casualties "300".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf casualties "4".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf casualties "500".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf casualties "7".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf casualties "900".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf commander "Captain Muskein".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf commander "Lieutenant Charles Papps Price".
- Battle_of_the_Îles_Saint-Marcouf conflict "Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf".