What the records say
- When
- 19 Mar 1703 – 15 May 1703
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 16.25° N, 61.58° W
- Description
- 1703 unsuccessful British siege during the War of the Spanish Succession
Siege of Guadeloupe
1703 unsuccessful British siege
The siege of Guadeloupe took place from March to May 1703 during the War of the Spanish Succession, when an English expeditionary force led by Christopher Codrington landed on Guadeloupe in the French West Indies, and laid siege to the capital of Basse-Terre. Charles Auger, the French governor, received reinforcements from Martinique led by Nicolas de Gabaret.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Siege of Guadeloupe begins as an English expeditionary force, led by Christopher Codrington and Hovenden Walker”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “après avoir pris Marie-Galante (6 mars), les Anglais débarquent à la Guadeloupe sous la direction du général Codrington”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “вторжение в Гваделупу”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page