Planned French invasion of Britain (1744)
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An invasion of Great Britain was planned by France in 1744 shortly after the declaration of war between them as part of the War of the Austrian Succession. A large invasion force was prepared and put to sea from Dunkirk in February 1744, only to be partly wrecked and driven back into harbour by violent storms.[1] Deciding that circumstances were not favourable to an invasion, the French government suspended the attempt, and deployed their forces elsewhere.[2]
French invasion of Great Britain (1744) | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Austrian Succession and the Jacobite risings | |||||||
Maurice de Saxe, Maurice Quentin de La Tour | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Great Britain Dutch Republic |
Jacobites France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George Wade John Norris |
Maurice de Saxe Jacques Bousquest | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,000 regulars | 6-15,000 regulars | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 12 transports lost |
The failure of the 1744 invasion attempt played a major role in the planning of the next French attempt to invade Britain, in 1759, which also proved unsuccessful.