Capture of Gorée
14°40′01″N 17°23′54″W / 14.6669°N 17.3983°W / 14.6669; -17.3983Result British victory Belligerents Great Britain France Commanders and leaders Augustus Keppel Blaise de Saint-Jean Strength 11 warships 300 Casualties and losses None 300 captured
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Seven Years' War:
West Africa Campaign
West Africa Campaign
- Senegal
- Gorée
- Gambia
The Capture of Gorée occurred in December 1758 when a British naval expedition led by Augustus Keppel against the French island of Gorée off the coast of Senegal during the Seven Years' War.[1] Keppel bombarded the fortress and then landed his marines to take possession. The French commander, Blaise Estoupan de Saint-Jean surrendered the fortress and the island. The 300-man garrison became prisoners of war, and 110 guns and mortars were captured.[2][user-generated source]
The island was occupied by the British until 1763 when it was returned following the Treaty of Paris.
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- Anderson, Fred (2000). Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the fate of Empire in British North America, 1754–1766. Faber and Faber.
- Brown, Peter Douglas (1978). William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: The Great Commoner. George Allen & Unwin.
- Dull, Jonathan R. (2005). The French Navy and the Seven Years' War. University of Nebraska.
- McLynn, Frank (2005). 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World. Pimlico.
- Simms, Brendan (2008). Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire. Penguin Books.
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