capture of Guadeloupe (1759)

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The capture of Guadeloupe (1759) was a British amphibious operation during the Seven Years' War in which British forces seized the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, significantly weakening French colonial power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious operation ⓘ
battle of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aim to secure British dominance in Caribbean trade routes ⓘ
to undermine French economic resources ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
colonialPowerAfter Great Britain ⓘ
colonialPowerBefore France ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
consequence expansion of British control in the West Indies ⓘ
weakening of French colonial power in the Caribbean ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
date 1759 ⓘ
front colonial front of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
Age of Sail ⓘ
involvedForce British Army ⓘ
French colonial garrison ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
location Caribbean Sea ⓘ
French West Indies ⓘ
linked to: Antilles

Guadeloupe ⓘ
method naval bombardment and land assault ⓘ
objective seizure of the island of Guadeloupe ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French conflicts in the Caribbean ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-French wars
relatedEvent Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
British capture of Martinique (1762) ⓘ
Seven Years' War in North America ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicImportance sugar-producing colony ⓘ
theater Caribbean theater of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
typeOfAction amphibious landing ⓘ

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Annus Mirabilis of 1759 → hasPart → capture of Guadeloupe (1759) ⓘ
Seven Years' War in the Caribbean → includedEvent → British capture of Guadeloupe (1759) ⓘ
linked to: capture of Guadeloupe (1759)
Capture of Martinique (1762) → predecessorEvent → British capture of Guadeloupe (1759) ⓘ
linked to: capture of Guadeloupe (1759)