battle, Cold War

Raid of Fort Lacroix

Name: Raid of Fort Lacroix
Location: Bastia, France

Raid of Fort Lacroix was a battle fought in 1977 at Bastia, in what is now France. It was part of the Corsican conflict. The recorded result: FLNC victory; Outpost destroyed. Recorded strength: 8 militants against 4 soldiers.

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Fought1977

WhereBastia, France42.693N, 9.443E

OutcomeFLNC victory; Outpost destroyed

BelligerentsFLNCagainstFrench Army

Casualties and lossesNoneand4 soldiers subdued

Part ofCorsican conflict1976

Record

Date	1977 (year precision)
Place	Bastia, France 42.693N, 9.443E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	8 militants	4 soldiers
Casualties and losses	None	4 soldiers subdued

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Bastia 1794, 1.1 km NE
Siege of Furiani 1763, 4.4 km SW
Siege of San Fiorenzo 1794, 12 km W
Battle of Borgo 1768, 15 km S
Battle of Vescovato 1564, 22 km S

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1763 and 1977.

Elsewhere in 1977

Raid of Fort Lacroix is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141426896, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid of Fort Lacroix, revision 1379148410, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.