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Events on Monday 8 June 1761 2
1761Capture of Belle ÎleA British expedition seizes an island off BrittanyBritish forces under Studholme Hodgson and Augustus Keppel landed on Belle Île off the coast of Brittany. Their first attempt was driven back, and they then besieged the citadel of Le Palais until it capitulated. Britain held the island as a bargaining chip until the peace of 1763.
1761Capture of Belle ÎleA British expedition seizes an island off BrittanyBritish forces under Studholme Hodgson and Augustus Keppel landed on Belle Île off the coast of Brittany. Their first attempt was driven back, and they then besieged the citadel of Le Palais until it capitulated. Britain held the island as a bargaining chip until the peace of 1763.