What the records say
- When
- 24 Mar 1794
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 14.67° N, 61.00° W
- Description
- 1794 battle
Battle of Martinique (1794)
1794 invasion of the War of the First Coalition
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 French control.
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