Battle of St. Lucia (1778)

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The Battle of St. Lucia (1778) was a naval and land engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British forces successfully defended the Caribbean island of St. Lucia against a larger French fleet and invasion force.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
land battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Cul-de-Sac ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
campaign West Indies campaign of 1778–1779 ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses British casualties lower than French ⓘ
French casualties higher than British ⓘ
combatantCommanderRank Comte d’Estaing – Vice-Admiral ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing

Samuel Barrington – Rear-Admiral of the Blue ⓘ
commander Admiral Samuel Barrington ⓘ
Major General James Grant ⓘ
Vice-Admiral the Comte d’Estaing ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
commanderSide Comte d’Estaing – French ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing

James Grant – British ⓘ
Samuel Barrington – British ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
date 15 December 1778 ⓘ
endDate 15 December 1778 ⓘ
isPartOf history of Saint Lucia ⓘ
naval history of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
landAction French assaults on British positions on the Morne Fortuné heights ⓘ
location Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Saint Lucia ⓘ
navalAction engagement between British covering squadron and French fleet ⓘ
notableShip French flagship Languedoc ⓘ
HMS Prince of Wales (flagship of Samuel Barrington) ⓘ
objective French attempt to dislodge British from Saint Lucia ⓘ
opposedLanding French attempts to land troops in Grand Cul-de-Sac Bay area ⓘ
outcome French fleet repulsed ⓘ
French land assaults repulsed ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French War (1778–1783) ⓘ
precededBy British capture of Saint Lucia (December 1778) ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance secured British control of Saint Lucia ⓘ
strengthened British naval position in the Lesser Antilles ⓘ
strength British fleet of about 10 ships of the line ⓘ
British land force of several thousand troops ⓘ
French fleet of about 12 ships of the line ⓘ
French landing force of several thousand troops ⓘ
tacticalSummary British defensive victory at sea and on land ⓘ
territorialChange British occupation of Saint Lucia confirmed ⓘ
theatre Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

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Battle of St. Lucia (1778) → precededBy → British capture of Saint Lucia (December 1778) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Lucia (1778)
Capture of Martinique (1762) → relatedEvent → British capture of Saint Lucia (1778) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Lucia (1778)
St Lucia 1778 → isAlsoKnownAs → Capture of St. Lucia (1778) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Lucia (1778)