Quiberon
a peninsula in NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: British naval victory over the French 1759. 6 miles (10 km) long.
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And therein, the ultra-exclusive Sofitel Quiberon Diététique a treasured resort solely reserved for those in the know.
How the French Do Detox: Inside France’s Most Star-Studded Wellness Retreat | Brandon Presser | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe royalist expedition against Quiberon, assisted by English munitions and money, terminated disastrously for the royal cause.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe note alluded to had been received, and forwarded unopened, to the Admiral in Quiberon Bay.
The Surrender of Napoleon | Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland.Hoche's troops waded through the stormy waters of Quiberon bay, and the tricolor was soon displayed upon the walls.
Lectures on the French Revolution | John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonThe Bay of Quiberon, from which Hawke's action takes its name, lies between the two latter points.
Types of Naval Officers | A. T. Mahan
At the southern extreme of the shoals which act as a breakwater to Quiberon Bay are some formidable rocks, known as the Cardinals.
Types of Naval Officers | A. T. Mahan
British Dictionary definitions for Quiberon
/ (French kibrɔ̃) /
a peninsula of NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: a naval battle was fought off its coast in 1759 during the Seven Years' War, in which the British defeated the French
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