Battle of Martinique (1780)

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The Battle of Martinique (1780) was a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French fleets clashed in the Caribbean near the island of Martinique.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Royal (1780) ⓘ
belligerent French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
combatantCommander George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
Guichen ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 1780-04-17 ⓘ
endDate 1780-04-17 ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
foughtNear Fort Royal, Martinique ⓘ
hasParticipant British fleet ⓘ
French fleet ⓘ
isInvolvedTerritory French colony of Martinique ⓘ
linked to: Martinique
isPartOfCampaign West Indies campaign (American Revolutionary War) ⓘ
location Caribbean Sea ⓘ
off Martinique ⓘ
navalTactics line of battle ⓘ
notableFor clash between British and French fleets in the Caribbean ⓘ
opposingCommander Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French War (1778–1783) ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) ⓘ
primaryWeaponType ship of the line ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
startDate 1780-04-17 ⓘ
theatre Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1780 ⓘ

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Battle of Martinique (1780) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Fort Royal (1780) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Martinique (1780)
George Brydges Rodney → notableBattle → Battle of Martinique (1780) ⓘ
subject linked to: George
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) → majorBattle → Battle of Martinique (1780) ⓘ
Ville de Paris → tookPartIn → Battle of Martinique (1780) ⓘ
subject linked to: French flagship Ville de Paris