French conquest of Gorée

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The French conquest of Gorée was a 1677 naval and military operation in which France seized the strategically important island of Gorée off the coast of present-day Senegal, helping establish French dominance in the Atlantic slave trade.

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French capture of Gorée 1
French conquest of Gorée canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
after Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
before long-term French occupation of Gorée ⓘ
belligerent Dutch Republic ⓘ
France ⓘ
combatantSide Dutch colonial garrison ⓘ
French colonial forces ⓘ
conflictOver control of Gorée Island ⓘ
conflictType naval and land operation ⓘ
controlledAfter Gorée by France ⓘ
countryInvolved Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 1677 ⓘ
effect establishment of French dominance over Gorée ⓘ
strengthening of French position in the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
weakening of Dutch influence on the West African coast ⓘ
endDate 1677 ⓘ
follows earlier Dutch occupation of Gorée ⓘ
geographicalContext West African coast ⓘ
hasParticipant Dutch naval forces ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
historicalRegion Senegambia ⓘ
involves seizure of fortifications on Gorée ⓘ
isPartOf European competition for West African trading posts ⓘ
legacy beginning of long-term French presence on Gorée Island ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gorée ⓘ
linked to: Gorée Island

off the coast of present-day Senegal ⓘ
partOf European colonial wars in West Africa ⓘ
Franco-Dutch conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
relatedTo Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
Dutch colonial empire ⓘ
French colonial empire ⓘ
history of Senegal ⓘ
result French capture of Gorée ⓘ
French victory ⓘ
end of Dutch control of Gorée ⓘ
significance key step in French involvement in the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
milestone in French colonial expansion in West Africa ⓘ
startDate 1677 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Atlantic slave trade routes ⓘ
control of a key anchorage off West Africa ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
used amphibious landing ⓘ
warships ⓘ

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Jean II d’Estrées → notableWork → French conquest of Gorée ⓘ
subject linked to: Jean II d’Estrées – France
French conquest of Gorée → result → French capture of Gorée ⓘ
linked to: French conquest of Gorée