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| combatant1 = [[File:Lysian_Louvier.png|20px|border]] [[Lysian Louvier]] | | combatant1 = [[File:Lysian_Louvier.png|20px|border]] [[Lysian Louvier]] | ||
| combatant2 = {{flagcountry|Lysia|23px}} | | combatant2 = {{flagcountry|Lysia|23px}} | ||
*[[File:Lysian Loyalist.png|20px|border]] [[Loyalists]] | *[[File:Lysian Loyalist.png|20px|border]] [[Louvian Loyalists]] | ||
| commander1 = Marquis Montfaucon † | | commander1 = Marquis Montfaucon † | ||
Chevalier Laspalette | Chevalier Laspalette |
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Battle of Baie Blanche | |||||||
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Part of the Louvian Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Lysian Louvier | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marquis Montfaucon † Chevalier Laspalette | Jean-Pierre Mozier | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000 Louvian army, colonial militia, and Indians | 1,500 Lysian army | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
80-150 dead or wounded | 30 |
The Battle of Baie Blanche took place on April 21, 1759. It was part of the Louvian Revolutionary War. It was a raid led by Louvian general Marquis Montfaucon and his native allies. The raid failed, although the fort burned to a large extent. The Marquis was killed in the assault and led to the retreat of the Louvians.