Invasion of Jersey (1779)
| Invasion of Jersey | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783) and American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Major Moses Corbet, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, Phillippe Jean | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Moses Corbet Mariot Arbuthnot |
Karl von Siegen Phillipe Rullecourt | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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78th Regiment Jersey Militia | Several warships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown wounded |
15–18 drowned 20 captured | ||||||
The Invasion of Jersey was a failed French attack on British-held Jersey in 1779, during the American Revolutionary War.