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Years: 1744 - 1744
February
The covering squadron under Rocquefeuil sails from Brest.
The French had made a mistake, believing that Norris's larger British fleet is currently in Portsmouth when it is in fact sitting off The Downs.
When Rocquefeuil arrives off Dungeness on February 24, he spots Norris' fleet and hastily retreats.
Norris pursues, but a violent storm suddenly descends—saving Rocquefeuil's squadron, which manages to avoid total destruction, although it is caught in the middle of the worst of the storm.
The French had made a mistake, believing that Norris's larger British fleet is currently in Portsmouth when it is in fact sitting off The Downs.
When Rocquefeuil arrives off Dungeness on February 24, he spots Norris' fleet and hastily retreats.
Norris pursues, but a violent storm suddenly descends—saving Rocquefeuil's squadron, which manages to avoid total destruction, although it is caught in the middle of the worst of the storm.
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- Charles Emmanuel III
- George Wade
- James Francis Edward Stuart
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Maurice de Saxe
- Philip V of Spain
- Thomas Mathews
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- Austria, Archduchy of
- Swiss Confederacy, Old (Swiss Confederation)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
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Years: 1744 - 1744
February
Locations
People
- Charles Emmanuel III
- George Wade
- James Francis Edward Stuart
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Maurice de Saxe
- Philip V of Spain
- Thomas Mathews
Groups
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Swiss Confederacy, Old (Swiss Confederation)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Sardinia, Kingdom of (Savoy)
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Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions