What the records say
- When
- 7 Sep 1778
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 15.42° N, 61.33° W
- Description
- 1778 French invasion of Dominica
Invasion of Dominica (1778)
1778 invasion of the American Revolutionary War
The French invaded the island of Dominica in the British West Indies on 7 September 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. The action took place before British authorities in the Caribbean were aware that France had entered the war as an ally of the United States of America.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Revolutionary War: Invasion of Dominica – The French capture the British fort there”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de la Dominique”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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