The invasion of Martinique is an attempt of the British invasion in January 1759 on the French island of Martinique as part of the Seven Years War .
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| Main Conflict: Seven Years War | |||
| date of | January 16 - 19, 1759 | ||
| A place | about. Martinique | ||
| Total | French victory | ||
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A large landing party under the command of Peregrine Hopson tried to land on the island [1] . The cannonade of the British fleet was ineffective against the Fort Royal fortress due to the location of the fort on the prevailing heights, and the landing could not find a suitable place for landing. The British did not know that the French governor François de Beauharnais had not received resources for several months, and even a brief siege would have led to the surrender of the fort. Moore and Hopson did not seek to attack the main trading port of Martinique Saint Pierre . After a low-powered sea bombardment of the city on January 19, which did not cause serious damage to the port’s defense, the British left and decided to attack Guadeloupe , which became a nest of French privateers [2] .
The expedition against Guadeloupe was successful, and in May 1759 the British occupied the island [3] .
In 1762, British forces still captured Martinique .
Notes
- ↑ Anderson p. 312-313
- ↑ Dull, pp. 138–139
- ↑ Simms p.451
Literature
- Anderson, Fred. Crucible of War, Faber and Faber, 2000
- Dull, Jonathan The French Navy and the Seven Years' War
- McLynn, Frank. 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World. Pimlico 2005
- Simms, Brendan. Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire. Penguin Books, 2008