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When word of the capture reached Dublin a small force of dragoons were despatched by the Lord Lieutenant Duke of Bedford who feared, incorrectly, that it was a feint to draw British forces to the north while a main French force was to attack Cork or Dublin. Thurot held the town for five days, menacing nearby Belfast and demanding supplies and a ransom. In the face of the mobilisation of large numbers of local militia under General Strode, and the appearance of a Royal Navy squadron off the coast - Thurot re-embarked his force and departed the town.

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  • Battle of Carrickfergus (1760)
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  • When word of the capture reached Dublin a small force of dragoons were despatched by the Lord Lieutenant Duke of Bedford who feared, incorrectly, that it was a feint to draw British forces to the north while a main French force was to attack Cork or Dublin. Thurot held the town for five days, menacing nearby Belfast and demanding supplies and a ransom. In the face of the mobilisation of large numbers of local militia under General Strode, and the appearance of a Royal Navy squadron off the coast - Thurot re-embarked his force and departed the town.
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Date
  • --02-26
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Result
  • French occupy town for five days, before withdrawing
Place
  • Carrickfergus, Ireland
Conflict
  • Battle of Carrickfergus
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  • When word of the capture reached Dublin a small force of dragoons were despatched by the Lord Lieutenant Duke of Bedford who feared, incorrectly, that it was a feint to draw British forces to the north while a main French force was to attack Cork or Dublin. Thurot held the town for five days, menacing nearby Belfast and demanding supplies and a ransom. In the face of the mobilisation of large numbers of local militia under General Strode, and the appearance of a Royal Navy squadron off the coast - Thurot re-embarked his force and departed the town.
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