Battle of Martinique or Invasion of Martinique refer to a number of military operations that took place on or near the French island of Martinique in Caribbean Sea:
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Battle of Martinique (1667)
The Battle of Martinique took place off the Caribbean island of Martinique from 30 June to 7 July 1667, towards the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. A French fleet commanded by de la Barre was virtually destroyed by a Royal Navy squadron und ...
, also known as "Harman's Martinican Bonfire", a battle between a British naval squadron under Sir John Harman, and a French merchant fleet (mostly ships of the French West India Company) destroyed at Fort Royal, Martinique
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Invasion of Martinique (1674), an unsuccessful Dutch invasion of the island during the Franco-Dutch War
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Invasion of Martinique (1759)
A British invasion of Martinique took place in January 1759 when a large amphibious force under Peregrine Hopson landed on the French-held island of Martinique and unsuccessfully tried to capture it during the Seven Years' War. Cannon fire f ...
, an unsuccessful British invasion of the island during the Seven Years' War
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Invasion of Martinique (1762)
The British expedition against Martinique was a military action that took place in January and February 1762. It was part of the Seven Years' War.
Background
After the surrender of Dominica to a British expeditionary force, the French in Mart ...
, a successful British invasion of the island during the Seven Years' War
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Battle of Martinique (1779)
The Battle of Martinique, or Combat de la Martinique, was a naval encounter on 18 December 1779 between a British 13-ship squadron under Admiral Hyde Parker and a three-ship French division under Admiral Lamotte-Picquet near the island of Mar ...
, a naval action between British and French fleets during the American War of Independence resulting in a British victory
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Battle of Martinique (1780)
The Battle of Martinique, also known as the Combat de la Dominique, took place on 17 April 1780 during the American Revolutionary War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy.
Origins
In March 1780, the French ch ...
, an inconclusive naval action between British and French fleets during the American War of Independence
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Battle of Fort Royal
The Battle of Fort Royal was a naval battle fought off Fort Royal, Martinique in the West Indies during the Anglo-French War on 29 April 1781, between fleets of the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. After an engagement lasting four hours, ...
, an engagement between British and French fleets off Martinique on 29 April 1781
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Battle of Martinique (1794)
The Battle of Martinique was a successful British invasion of the French colony of Martinique in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary Wars. They continued to occupy the island until 1802, when the Treaty of Amiens restored it to Fren ...
, a successful British invasion of the island during the French Revolutionary Wars
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Invasion of Martinique (1809)
The British invaded and captured the French colony of Martinique between 30 January and 24 February 1809 during the West Indies campaign of 1804–1810 of the Napoleonic Wars. Martinique, like the nearby island of Guadeloupe, was a major threa ...
, a successful British invasion of the island during the Napoleonic Wars
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