Raid on St Malo

Raid on St Malo
Part of Seven Years' War
Map of Saint Malo
Date 5–12 June 1758 Location St Malo, France 48°38′53″N 2°00′27″W / 48.6481°N 2.0075°W / 48.6481; -2.0075 Result British victory[1]
Belligerents
Great Britain	France
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Marlborough Richard Howe Lord George Sackville
Strength
13,000 22 Ships of the line 8 Frigates
Casualties and losses
light	30 Privateers & 100 vessels burned[2]

The Raid on St Malo took place in June 1758 when an amphibious British naval expedition landed close to the French port of St Malo in Brittany. While the town itself was not attacked, as had been initially planned, the British destroyed large amounts of shipping before re-embarking a week later. The naval forces were under the command of Richard Howe while the army was led by the Duke of Marlborough and Lord Sackville.