Battle of Fort Royal

Cuándo

30 abr 1781

Tipo

Batalla

Coordenadas

14.60° N, 61.25° W

Description

part of the Anglo-French War (1781)

Naval

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Part of the Anglo-French War (1781)

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, the British squadron under Admiral Samuel Hood broke off and retreated. Admiral de Grasse offered a desultory chase before seeing the French convoys safe to port.

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