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1759 battle of the Seven Years' War
The Le Havre raid was a two-day naval bombardment of the French port of Le Havre early in July 1759 by a Royal Navy fleet under Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Le_Havre_raid
Part of the Seven Years' War and Jacobite Risings
winds, and then cross the Channel speedily from Le Havre, landing in Portsmouth. The surprise Le Havre raid by British forces in early July did considerable
Planned French invasion of Britain (1759)
Planned_French_invasion_of_Britain_(1759)
Topics referred to by the same term
Battle of Le Havre may refer to: Raid on Le Havre in July 1759 during the Seven Years' War Operation Astonia in September 1944 during the Second World
Battle_of_Le_Havre
City history
Le Havre was founded on 8 October 1517 as a new port by royal command of Francis I of France, partly to replace the historic harbours of Harfleur and Honfleur
History_of_Le_Havre
Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator (1718–1792)
involved in a number of amphibious operations such as the Rochefort and Le Havre raids and capture of Louisbourg. He became well known for his role in the
George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
George_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney
City in Maryland, United States
the port city of Le Havre, France, which in full was once Le Havre de Grâce (French for 'Harbor of Grace'). As of the 2020 census, Havre de Grace had a
Havre_de_Grace,_Maryland
Allied liberation of Le Havre in WW2
the code name for an Allied attack on the German-held Channel port of Le Havre in France, during the Second World War. The city had been declared a Festung
Operation_Astonia
British-born Russian naval officer (1735–1788)
Meanings and Origins, p. 176, at Google Books "Greigia Regel, Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1864(Suppl.): 13 (1865)". kew.org. Retrieved 17 September
Samuel_Greig
Museum in Le Havre, France
Abbaye de Graville (Abbey of Graville) is an abbey located in the city of Le Havre, in the Normandy region of France. The architectural complex was founded
Abbaye_de_Graville
Reuters. Retrieved 19 February 2024. "Two US Navy Seals declared dead after raid to seize Iranian weapons bound for Houthis". 22 January 2024 – via The Guardian
List_of_naval_battles
Royal Navy officer and politician (1736–1780)
June and 27 July, and Boyle saw further action in the ship at the Raid on Le Havre on 3 July 1759. He continued in command of Boreas until 18 February
Robert_Boyle-Walsingham
("Case Anton") and Lila. Cycle (1940) — British and Allied evacuation from Le Havre Dynamo (1940) — British & Allied evacuation from Dunkirk. Fall Gelb ("Case
List of military operations in the West European Theater during World War II by year
List_of_military_operations_in_the_West_European_Theater_during_World_War_II_by_year
French explorer, navigator and privateer
Testu's death the following year. Guillaume le Testu was born sometime around 1509–12, in either Le Havre, Normandy or Grasse, Provence. He was one of
Guillaume_Le_Testu
1955 French film
the police has found the consignment sent via Le Havre. Police pressure intensifies, with a raid on Le Troquet in which all of the staff and customers
Razzia_sur_la_chnouf
Footballer (born 1998)
December 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Le Havre. Born in England, he played for the Nigeria national team. Maja played
Josh_Maja
World War II battle on north coast of France
1941, a scheme was put forward for the landing of 12 divisions around Le Havre, assuming a withdrawal of German troops to counter Soviet success in the
Dieppe_Raid
1946 novel by C. S. Forester
board a Royal Navy ship. He succeeds, and with reinforcements captures Le Havre. There follow several adventures and a disastrous affair in France, with
Lord_Hornblower
Commune in Normandy, France
north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D940, D139 and D111 roads. France's 2nd largest oil-tanker port (built 1973-1975) and oil depot of ‘’Havre-Antifer’’
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Department of France
France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inférieure. It had a population of 1,260
Seine-Maritime
1944 Allied aerial bombing in France during World War II
(Calvados), 95% of Vire (Calvados), 88% of Villers-Bocage (Calvados), 82% of Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), 77% of Saint-Lô (Manche), 76% of Falaise (Calvados),
Bombing_of_Normandy
Minor naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars
coast of France in the English Channel. The two principal raiding ports were Cherbourg and Le Havre in Normandy, each of which maintained squadrons. In 1810
Action_of_24_March_1811
Firebombing raid on Tokyo in the Pacific War
firebombing raid on Tokyo, the Japanese capital city. This attack was code-named Operation Meetinghouse by the USAAF and is known as the Tokyo Great Air Raid (東京大空襲
Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)
Bombing_of_Tokyo_(10_March_1945)
Evacuation of Allied troops from Le Havre in 1940
Operation Cycle is the name of the evacuation of Allied troops from Le Havre, in the Pays de Caux of Upper Normandy from 10 to 13 June 1940, towards the
Operation_Cycle
Boat with a flat bottom
across the channel and a number were destroyed during the British Raid on Le Havre. The flat-bottoms are mentioned in the song Heart of Oak written by
Flat-bottomed_boat
Urban park in Montreal, Canada
eastern tip of Cité du Havre, in the borough of Ville-Marie. Between 1992 and 2017, it was known as Parc de la Cité-du-Havre. In 2017 it was named Dieppe
Dieppe_Park_(Montreal)
Commune in Normandy, France
A farming village in the Pays de Caux, some 12 miles (19 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D111 and D950 roads. The commune borders the English
La_Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer
1758 raid of the Seven Years' War
sailed along the coast in an attempt to scout out fresh targets. Attacks on Le Havre or Caen were considered but not followed through. The British then began
Raid_on_St_Malo
French transatlantic liner
1906. The third was a motor ship built in 1929 and destroyed by fire in Le Havre in 1938. Chantiers et Ateliers de Provence built Île de Cuba at Port-de-Bouc
SS_Lafayette_(1914)
British Combined Operations raid during World War II
Channel coast near Le Havre. The site was found on a clifftop immediately north of the village of Bruneval, 12 mi (19 km) north of Le Havre, and was the most
Operation_Biting
Air raids of the US Air Force in Japan
daikūshū) during the Pacific War was part of the strategic bombing air raids on Japan campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian
Bombing_of_Osaka
Commune in Normandy, France
is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from Le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. The people that inhabit
Honfleur
1928 Type 24 torpedo boat
minefields off Le Havre and Fécamp, France, on 21 and 22 March 1944. The flotilla was ordered to transfer from Cherbourg to Le Havre and departed on
German_torpedo_boat_Jaguar
Series of repressive acts by the French Republic in 1894
Colombes Sèvres Asnières Villeneuve-la-Garenne Levallois-Perret Beauvais Le Havre Calais Saint-Gaudens Bordeaux Béziers On the night of 31 December to 1
Repression_of_early_1894
Part of the War of the Second Coalition (1801)
ports of Le Havre and Dunkirk. These preparations were exaggerated by the French journals, including the official French government newspaper, Le Moniteur
Raids_on_Boulogne
Air raids by the US Army Air Forces in the Pacific War
in Curtis LeMay ordering his bomber wings to change tactics and utilize these munitions against Japanese targets. The first American raid utilizing incendiary
Bombing_of_Tokyo
1942 Japanese attack on Australia in WWII
On 19 February 1942, 188 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, bombed the Australian town of Darwin, ships in Darwin Harbour and the town's two airfields
Bombing_of_Darwin
Commune in Normandy, France
river Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31 roads. Pre-Roman archaeological
Montivilliers
The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the Allies during World War II, all by the Royal Air Force (RAF). A total of 34,711
Bombing of Cologne in World War II
Bombing_of_Cologne_in_World_War_II
Aerial bombing of Japan during World War II
Doolittle Raid in April 1942 and small-scale raids on Japanese military positions in the Kuril Islands from mid-1943. Strategic bombing raids began in
Air_raids_on_Japan
Chief of Easter Island
January 2013. van Hoorebeeck, Albert (1979) La vérité sur l'île de Pâques. Le Havre. (in French) Métraux, Alfred (1937) The Kings of Easter Island Archived
Ngaꞌara
Author and historian (1883–1965)
decorated by Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium and by the Mayor of Le Havre. She was born April 12, 1883, in Honolulu in the Kingdom of Hawaii, as
Ethel_Moseley_Damon
Nazi Germany coastal fortifications
weeks. Prior to the Atlantic Wall decision, following a number of commando raids, on 2 June 1941 that Adolf Hitler asked for maps of the Channel Islands
Atlantic_Wall
by the Soviet Union. The largest were three raids in February 1944, which have been called The Great Raids Against Helsinki. In the autumn of 1939, Helsinki
Bombing of Helsinki in World War II
Bombing_of_Helsinki_in_World_War_II
World War II campaign to liberate northern France
to be fortresses but Dieppe and Ostend were taken without opposition. Le Havre, Boulogne and Calais were subjected to set-piece assaults, after massed
Clearing_the_Channel_Coast
Japanese air raids on Oregon during WWII
The Lookout Air Raids were two air raids carried out by the Empire of Japan in the Klamath Mountains of Oregon in September 1942. On September 9, 1942
Lookout_Air_Raids
Air raid by Germany against London 29–30 December 1940
was caused by one of the most destructive air raids of the Blitz during World War II. The Luftwaffe raid caused fires over an area greater than that of
Second_Great_Fire_of_London
German commerce raider
towards Le Havre. Initial attempts by the Royal Navy to attack the ship in the Straits of Dover had failed. On 13 October, Komet sailed from Le Havre with
German auxiliary cruiser Komet
German_auxiliary_cruiser_Komet
was subjected to three major air raids during World War II, part of the U.S. strategic bombing campaign. The first raid took place on the night of 15/16
Bombing_of_Yahata
attempt by Bomber Command to break the spirit of the German people. The major raid occurred on March 16, 1945, when Royal Air Force bombers dropped incendiary
Bombing of Würzburg in World War II
Bombing_of_Würzburg_in_World_War_II
Royal Air Force officer (1917–1992)
June 1944, 617 squadron made a daylight attack upon the E-boat pens at Le Havre. The pens protected fifteen E-boats, which posed a threat to the invasion
Leonard_Cheshire
Harris would ultimately get the heavy bombers needed. By the time of the big raid on Hamburg at the end of July 1943, both air forces needed a significant
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
Bombing_of_Hamburg_in_World_War_II
American atrocities during World War II
Europe, Le Havre was filled with American servicemen awaiting return to the States. A Le Havre citizen wrote to the mayor that the people of Le Havre were
Rape during the liberation of France
Rape_during_the_liberation_of_France
50th anniversary of the raid, newspaper articles and a television documentary by Mr. van der Wel broke the taboo, and the raid is now acknowledged with
Allied bombing of Rotterdam in World War II
Allied_bombing_of_Rotterdam_in_World_War_II
Ship of the line of the French Navy
later reclassified as a Third-rank. She was built between 1689 and 1690 at Le Havre, under supervision by engineer Étienne Salicon. She served until 1719,
French_ship_Brillant_(1690)
Part of World War II
An air raid of USAAF planes against Frascati, a historic town near Rome, Italy, was made on 8 September 1943. The target was the German General Headquarters
Air_raid_on_Frascati
Algeria international footballer (born 1991)
2009 with Quimper, where he played for only one season before moving to Le Havre, spending a total of three years with them, initially playing for their
Riyad_Mahrez
Large-scale air raids on Taipei during World War II
The Taihoku Air Raid also known as Operation Wildfire by British India was the largest Allied air raid on the city of Taihoku (modern-day Taipei), then
Raid_on_Taipei
World War II German air raids
The Belfast Blitz consisted of four German air raids on strategic targets in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, in April and May 1941 during World
Belfast_Blitz
Breton illegalist anarchist (1891–c.1920)
police arrested Metge, but Le Clerch managed to escape capture. Police found Metge's palm print at a house on Place du Havre [fr] and found jewelry which
Barbe_Le_Clerch
city of Kamaishi was bombed on July 14, 1945, which was also the first air raid experienced in Miyagi Prefecture during the war. The first experience of
Bombing of Sendai in World War II
Bombing_of_Sendai_in_World_War_II
American logistics in Europe in World War II
downstream Le Havre was also taken on 12 September. An American line of communication from Le Havre would cross that of the British, but Le Havre was 200
American transportation in the Siegfried Line campaign
American_transportation_in_the_Siegfried_Line_campaign
Aerial missions conducted by the Allies during World War II
Japanese-occupied Penang. Carried out by long-range bombers based in India, the raids aimed to disrupt maritime shipping in the northern Strait of Malacca and
Air_raids_on_Penang
Natural harbour in Hampshire, England
withdrawal from the Le Havre route in September 2005 a new company stepped in to replace them with LD Lines running one sailing a day to Le Havre with the Norman
Portsmouth_Harbour
registry, lost their lives in the air raids. Bombardate l’Italia: 1943 Resistenza mappe Resistenza mappe "La città sotto le bombe". Archived from the original
Bombing of Ferrara in World War II
Bombing_of_Ferrara_in_World_War_II
Air raid on Japan during the Pacific War
islands during the Pacific War and was the first such raid to employ strategic bombers. The raid was undertaken by 75 Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers
Bombing_of_Yawata_(June_1944)
Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France
to join the expedition of René Goulaine de Laudonnière which departed Le Havre for Florida on April 20, 1564. The expedition resulted in the construction
Dieppe
the Tsuchizaki Air Raid (土崎大空襲, Tsuchizaki-Dai-kūshū), on the night of August 14, 1945, was part of the strategic bombing air raids on Japan campaign waged
Bombing of Akita in World War II
Bombing_of_Akita_in_World_War_II
Two shipwrecks off Brittany, France
population growth and new buildings. The more easterly towns of Granville and Le Havre, some of which saw prior short stays at Saint-Malo for urgent resupply/repairs
Shipwrecks_of_Saint_Malo
1944 LST-491-class tank landing ship
a month. LST-510 spent the first half of November, 1944 at anchor off Le Havre with a low-priority cargo waiting word to move inshore. Following two voyages
USS_LST-510
17th-century city-state in North Africa
French). Publication Université Rouen Havre. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-2-87775-832-1. "Rabat/Salé, la conquête pirate". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the
Republic_of_Salé
Royal Air Force Air Commodore (1897–1943)
raid by British parachute troops on the coast of northern France in March 1942, when the radio location post at Bruneval, 12 miles north of Le Havre,
Nigel_Norman
June 1945 against the city of Toyohashi, Japan. The air raid was part of the Allies' air raids on Japan during the Pacific War. During the Pacific War
Bombing_of_Toyohashi
Military unit
Luftwaffe activity in the Le Havre area was daily reconnaissance flights, but on the night of 19/20 May there was a three-hour raid on the French airfield
3rd_Anti-Aircraft_Brigade
which took place from February 1942 to March 1945. In a single deadliest raid on 22–23 October 1943, 150,000 inhabitants were bombed-out,[citation needed]
Bombing of Kassel in World War II
Bombing_of_Kassel_in_World_War_II
Prefecture and commune in Normandy, France
industrial sites and its large seaport, which merged with the ports of Le Havre and Paris in 2021 to form the HAROPA Port. Endowed with a prestige established
Rouen
Numazu (沼津大空襲, Numazu dai-kūshū) was part of the strategic bombing air raids on Japan campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian
Bombing of Numazu in World War II
Bombing_of_Numazu_in_World_War_II
Type of earthquake bomb
June 1944 – Le Havre Part of the first massive RAF daylight raid since the end of May 1943, two waves attacked E-boat facilities at Le Havre: No 1 Group
Tallboy_(bomb)
Second World War evacuation from ports in western France
Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk and Operation Cycle from Le Havre, had finished on 13 June. British and Allied ships were covered from French
Operation_Aerial
(2009–2017) Deputy Marine Le Pen (2017–present) Édouard Philippe, Prime Minister of France (2017–2020); Mayor of Le Havre (2010–2017; 2020–present);
2027 French presidential election
2027_French_presidential_election
Düsseldorf had been a focal point of British air raids since the beginning of the war. The first British air raid on May 14, 1940, targeted the districts of
Bombing of Düsseldorf in World War II
Bombing_of_Düsseldorf_in_World_War_II
16th-century English sailor and explorer
a French vessel lying at anchor in Nova Scotia. They managed to reach Le Havre with that vessel and then crossed the English Channel on a separate fishing
David_Ingram_(explorer)
WW2 German fortification in Calvados, Normandy, France
River Seine estuary and the port of Le Havre. It was a large artillery bunker complex between Cherbourg and Le Havre (the largest being the Maisy Battery
Mont_Canisy_battery
dai-kūshū) on March 16 and 17, 1945, was part of the strategic bombing air raids on Japan campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian
Bombing of Kobe in World War II
Bombing_of_Kobe_in_World_War_II
French aircraft
Gnome-Rhône 14N-2 and Gnome-Rhône 14N-3 engines, flew on 4 April 1938 at Le Havre. The N-2 engines were fitted at No.1 and No.3 positions and the N-3s at
Bréguet_730
1941 Japanese air raid on Singapore
mission and return to base, thereby reducing the impact of a much heavier raid. Only seventeen G3M bombers of Mihoro Air Group reached Singapore on schedule
Bombing_of_Singapore_(1941)
WWII era vessel class
units in the area came under persistent air attack. During RAF air raids at Le Havre PA 2 - along with six other escorts - was sunk on 15 June and PA 3
PA-class_patrol_ship
spread over four nights which frustrated the German efforts to evacuate Le Havre in August 1944. Kirkby was also Mentioned in Despatches in November 1944
Geoffrey_John_Kirkby
Swiss international shipping line
the North Atlantic Ocean, when on route to Boston, United States, from Le Havre, France. The 34 crew members were air-lifted by helicopter to safety. The
Mediterranean Shipping Company
Mediterranean_Shipping_Company
was bombed a number of times during World War II. The most devastating air raid on Darmstadt occurred during the night of 11/12 September 1944, when No.
Bombing of Darmstadt in World War II
Bombing_of_Darmstadt_in_World_War_II
WWII British military unit
the river in assault boats they occupied a line along the Barentin to Le Havre road. On 1 September again moving by road the brigade was moved up to Cany
No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando
No._47_(Royal_Marine)_Commando
British Army in Western Europe from 1939 to 1940
in France (Fall Rot), the 2nd BEF and Allied troops were evacuated from Le Havre in Operation Cycle (10–13 June) and the French Atlantic and Mediterranean
British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
British_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_II)
The Bombardment of Mailly-le-Camp was an RAF raid against a German panzer training center located in northern France undertaken during the night of 3/4
Bombardment_of_Mailly-le-Camp
place on the night of 1 August 1945, as part of the strategic bombing air raids on Japan campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian
Bombing_of_Nagaoka
Berlin, the capital of Germany, was subject to 363 air raids during the Second World War. It was bombed by the RAF Bomber Command between 1940 and 1945
Bombing of Berlin in World War II
Bombing_of_Berlin_in_World_War_II
Aerial bombing attacks in 1945
In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 772 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped
Bombing_of_Dresden
Guided missile destroyer
reconnaissance of the Brittany Peninsula, including the port of Brest, and Le Havre port. The start of fabrication ceremony took place at a General Dynamics
USS_Quentin_Walsh
Bombardment of a city from aircraft
Britain. In 1917 and 1918, there were only eleven Zeppelin raids against England, and the final raid occurred on 5 August 1918, which resulted in the death
Aerial_bombing_of_cities
WWII air raids on Leeds, England
The Leeds Blitz comprised nine air raids on the city of Leeds by the Nazi German Luftwaffe. The heaviest raid took place on the night of 14/15 March 1941
Leeds_Blitz
Air-raid in Japan by US forces during World War 2
of Okazaki (岡崎空襲, Okazaki kūshū) was part of the strategic bombing air raids on Japan campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian
Bombing of Okazaki in World War II
Bombing_of_Okazaki_in_World_War_II
Minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
two French squadrons in the ports of Le Havre and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. On 12 November, the squadron in Le Havre, consisting of frigates Elisa and Amazone
Action_of_15_November_1810
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