Capture of Martinique (1762)

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The Capture of Martinique (1762) was a British amphibious operation during the Seven Years' War in which British forces seized the French Caribbean island of Martinique, significantly weakening French colonial power in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious assault ⓘ
battle of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
capturedTerritory French colony of Martinique ⓘ
combatant British expeditionary force ⓘ
French colonial defenders ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
consequence expansion of British control in the West Indies ⓘ
weakening of French colonial power in the Caribbean ⓘ
date 1762 ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
historicalRegion French West Indies ⓘ
linked to: Antilles
involvedForce British Army ⓘ
French colonial garrison ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
location Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Martinique ⓘ
method naval bombardment and landings ⓘ
objective seizure of the island of Martinique ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French conflicts in the Caribbean ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-French wars
predecessorEvent British capture of Guadeloupe (1759) ⓘ
relatedEvent British capture of Grenada (1762) ⓘ
British capture of Saint Lucia (1778) ⓘ
British invasion of Havana (1762) ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance contributed to British leverage in peace negotiations ending the Seven Years' War ⓘ
shifted balance of power in the Caribbean toward Britain ⓘ
strategicImportance major French naval and commercial base in the Caribbean ⓘ
sugar-producing colony ⓘ
theatre Caribbean theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
typeOfOperation amphibious operation ⓘ

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George Brydges Rodney → notableWork → Capture of Martinique (1762) ⓘ
capture of Guadeloupe (1759) → relatedEvent → British capture of Martinique (1762) ⓘ
linked to: Capture of Martinique (1762)
George Brydges Rodney → notableWork → Capture of Martinique (1762) ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney