Raid on Cherbourg

Raid on Cherbourg
Part of Seven Years' War
Raid in Cherbourg 1758
Date 7–16 August 1758 Location Cherbourg, France 49°38′33″N 1°37′31″W / 49.6425°N 1.6253°W / 49.6425; -1.6253 Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Bligh Richard Howe	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	3,000
Casualties and losses
Light casualties	Light casualties

The Raid on Cherbourg took place in August 1758 during the Seven Years' War when a British force was landed on the coast of France by the Royal Navy with the intention of attacking the town of Cherbourg as part of the British government's policy of "descents" on the French coasts.