Episode 10: Battle of Quiberon Bay: France’s Doomed Invasion

In 1759 France and Britain were locked in the Seven Years War. It was a war of global proportions. In Europe, Russia, India, and the American colonies the two countries fought to establish who was the dominant world power. In November 1759, with the outcome of the war finely balanced, France decided to try and land a killing blow. They would invade Britain. The success, or failure, of this invasion would come down to a single giant naval battle, fought in gale-force winds in the seas between Britain and France. Mostly forgotten today, the Battle of Quiberon Bay is one of the most important naval battles in British and European history. One that accelerated the chain of events that would lead to American Independence, the rise of Napoleon, and British dominance of the seas for the next 150 years. Guest: Alex Pocklington (Drachinifel ) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Drachinifel Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! Host: Gareth Edwards More about Gareth Edwards: https://battleguide.co.uk/untitled-history#host To comment and ask questions, please join our community: https://untitled-history.com/supporters Use our code: Rabbit and get one month free as a Captain, or join as a free member. Support via Paypal: http://battleguide.co.uk/untitled-paypalMerchandise and Shop: https://untitled-history.com/collections/allOur WW1 Podcast: https://listen.not-so-quiet.com/Our WW2 Podcast: https://listen.both-sides-of-the-wire.comBattle Guide YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Gareth socials BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/garius.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mastodon.me.uk/@garius Battle Guide Twitter: https://x.com/BattleguideVT General Enquiries: [email protected] Credits: - Host: Gareth Edwards - Editing : Hunter Christensen - Production: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices