siege, early modern
Raid on Lorient
Raid on Lorient was a siege conducted on 20 September 1746 at Lorient, in what is now France. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, which ran from 1740 to 1748.
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Record
| Date | 20 September 1746 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Lorient, France 47.746N, 3.366W | |
| Part of | War of the Austrian Succession (1740 to 1748) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Blavet 1625, 4.4 km
- Siege of Hennebont 1342, 9.1 km
- Second Battle of Landévant 1795, 19 km
- First Battle of Landévant 1795, 19 km
- Battle of Sainte-Barbe 1795, 23 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Namur 6 September 1746
- After: Battle of Rocoux 11 October 1746
- All 35 engagements of War of the Austrian Succession
Elsewhere in 1746
- Battle of Culloden United Kingdom
- Battle of Falkirk Muir United Kingdom
- Battle of Rottofreddo Italy
- Battle at Port-la-Joye Canada
- Siege of Mons Belgium
Raid on Lorient is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485928, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Lorient, revision 1376296199, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.