Seven Years War (1756-1763). Capture of Belle Isle (June 1761). The British succeeded in storming the main citadel of the island, located on the Atlantic coast off Brittany, after a second landing led by General Studholme Hodgson and a subsequent six-week siege. Map published in 1765 by the cartographer Jean de Beaurain (1696-1771) as an illustration of his Great Map of Germany, with the events that took place during the Seven Years War. French edition, 1765. Military Historical Library of Barcelona (Biblioteca Histórico Militar de Barcelona). Catalonia. Spain.

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