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Invasion of Jersey (1779)
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The Invasion of Jersey was a failed French attack on British-held Jersey in 1779, during the American Revolutionary War.
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Invasion of Jersey | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
![]() Major Moses Corbet, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, Phillippe Jean | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
78th Regiment Jersey Militia | Several warships | ||||||
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Unknown wounded |
15-18 drowned 20 captured |
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