This battle was fought during the Battle of France, when France and the U.K. tried to retake the harbor and the town "Boulogne-sur-Mer", from the Germans.
The Brits had to take the harbor, so they landed on it. At the next day, when the situtation got hard, they evacuated the harbor, leaving the French on their own.
After the British evacuation the French went to cover inside the walls of the medieval town. On the last day the Germans had destroyed the walls. Although the went to the harbor trying to escape by a boat. They didn't have food or any ammunation they thought there was no evacuation left; They surrendered and were captured by the Germans.
The battle took part on the 22 to the 25 May 1940.
The Brits had to take the harbor, so they landed on it. At the next day, when the situtation got hard, they evacuated the harbor, leaving the French on their own.
After the British evacuation the French went to cover inside the walls of the medieval town. On the last day the Germans had destroyed the walls. Although the went to the harbor trying to escape by a boat. They didn't have food or any ammunation they thought there was no evacuation left; They surrendered and were captured by the Germans.
The battle took part on the 22 to the 25 May 1940.
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