The History Guy

1798 Invasion of the Ils Saint Marcouf (2025x51)

: 07, 2025

On the seventh of May, 1798, In a little remembered battle, a vastly outnumbered force of British sailors and marines faced down a substantial French invasion fleet in what might be described as a dress rehearsal for an invasion of the British isles. The Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf represents one of those brave stands where the few stood against the many.