Quiberon (French pronunciation: [kibʁɔ̃]; Breton: Kiberen, [kiˈbeːrən]) is a commune in the French department of Morbihan, administrative region of Brittany...
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HMAS Quiberon (G81/D20/D281/F03) was a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although built for the Royal Navy and remaining British property...
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Quiberon was a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries between 1982 and 2002. She then operated on the Mediterranean for Euroferrys under the name Guila D'Abundo...
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Invasion of France (1795) (redirect from Landing of the émigrés at Quiberon)
The Invasion of France in 1795 or the Battle of Quiberon was a major landing on the Quiberon peninsula by émigré, counter-revolutionary troops in support...
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The Battle of Quiberon Bay (known as Bataille des Cardinaux in French) was a decisive naval engagement during the Seven Years' War. It was fought on 20...
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Quiberon Bay (French: Baie de Quiberon, [bɛ də kibʁɔ̃]; Breton: Bae Kiberen) is an area of sheltered water on the south coast of Brittany. The bay is in...
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3 Days in Quiberon (German: 3 Tage in Quiberon) is a 2018 drama film written and directed by Emily Atef, based on an idea by Denis Poncet. It is an international...
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Battle of Morbihan (redirect from Battle of Quiberon Bay (56 BC))
The Battle of Morbihan, also known as the Battle of Quiberon Bay, was a naval battle fought in the summer of 56 BC between the Gallic tribe of the Veneti...
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Quiberon (French: Gare de Quiberon) is a railway station in Quiberon, Brittany, France. The station was opened on 24 July 1882, and is located at kilometric...
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the northern part of the Quiberon peninsula, that it shares with the commune of Quiberon. Residents of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon are called Saint-Pierrois...
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Battle of Quiberon may refer to: Battle of Quiberon Bay Battle of Quiberon (1795) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Battle...
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flight collided in mid-air with a Cessna 177 over Quiberon Bay, Brittany. This accident was known as Quiberon Bay mid-air collision. Both aircraft crashed...
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The Canton of Quiberon (French: canton de Quiberon; Breton: Kanton Kiberen) is an administrative division of the Morbihan department, northwestern France...
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Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (French: Gare de Saint-Pierre-Quiberon) is a railway station in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, Brittany, France. The station was opened on...
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Operation Chastity (section Advance to Quiberon Bay)
Operation Chastity was a World War II plan by the Allies to seize Quiberon Bay, France, enabling the construction of an artificial harbor to support Allied...
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Filming took place on the Quiberon peninsula, including in Portivy and Pointe du Percho (both located in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon). Further filming took place...
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The Auray–Quiberon line is a single-track, standard gauge French rail line that serves the Quiberon peninsula. It branches off at Auray from the Savenay–Landerneau...
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The Quibéron mutinies were a series of mutinies that occurred in the Brest squadron of the French Navy in September 1793, at the height of the Reign of...
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Hawke went on to achieve a victory over a French fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759 during the Seven Years' War, preventing a French invasion...
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light aircraft during a detour over an ocean cruise liner and crashes into Quiberon Bay off the coast of Lorient, France. All 15 occupants on board the two...
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Brittany's islands. It is 14 kilometres (7+1⁄2 nautical miles) from the Quiberon peninsula. Administratively, the island is divided into four communes:...
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War of the First Coalition (section Battle of Quiberon)
reinforce the rebels in the Vendée by landing French Royalist troops at Quiberon, but failed, and attempts to overthrow the government at Paris by force...
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factors (including naval defeats at the Battle of Lagos and the Battle of Quiberon Bay) was never launched. The French planned to land 100,000 French soldiers...
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role. The film 3 Days in Quiberon (2018) by Emily Atef describes a 1981 episode in Schneider's life in the French town of Quiberon. On 23 September 2020...
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peninsula halfway between the medieval town Vannes and the seaside resort Quiberon, Carnac is split into two centres: Carnac-Ville and Carnac-Plage (the beachfront)...
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thalassotherapy brand of the group Accor. In 1984, Accor purchased the Quiberon institute, the first of the Thalassa brand, and the largest thalassotherapy...
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Significant actions include the Battle of Cap-Français, the Battle of Quiberon Bay, and another Battle of Cape Finisterre. The Navy regrouped and rebuilt...
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The invasion of France in 1795 or the Battle of Quiberon was a major landing on the Quiberon peninsula by émigré, counter-revolutionary troops in support...
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naval captain, in the decisive British naval victory at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759. In North America, Howe is best known for his service...
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defeated a French plan to invade Britain following naval battles at Lagos and Quiberon Bay, and halted a resumed French advance on Hanover at the Battle of Minden...
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