St Lucia 1778

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St Lucia 1778 refers to the 1778 British capture and defense of the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia during the American Revolutionary War, a campaign in which the Royal Welch Fusiliers distinguished themselves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
followedBy subsequent British occupation of Saint Lucia ⓘ
hasBattleHonourFor Royal Welch Fusiliers ⓘ
hasBelligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
hasCasualties British casualties ⓘ
French casualties ⓘ
hasCommander Admiral Samuel Barrington ⓘ
French Admiral d’Estaing ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing

Major-General James Grant ⓘ
Vice-Admiral Charles Hector, comte d’Estaing ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
hasEndTime 1778-12-18 ⓘ
hasLocation Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Lesser Antilles ⓘ
Saint Lucia ⓘ
hasObjective to secure a British naval base in the Windward Islands ⓘ
to seize Saint Lucia from France ⓘ
hasOutcome British capture of Saint Lucia ⓘ
British retention of Saint Lucia against French counterattack ⓘ
hasParticipant British Army ⓘ
British expeditionary force in the West Indies ⓘ
France ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
French expeditionary force in the West Indies ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Royal Welch Fusiliers ⓘ
hasPhase British amphibious landing and capture of the island ⓘ
British defensive actions on the island ⓘ
French naval and land counterattack ⓘ
hasResult British victory ⓘ
hasSignificance demonstrated effectiveness of British fleet tactics in the West Indies ⓘ
limited French naval operations in the eastern Caribbean ⓘ
provided battle honour for the Royal Welch Fusiliers ⓘ
secured a strategic British base in the Caribbean ⓘ
hasStartTime 1778-12-13 ⓘ
hasTactic amphibious assault ⓘ
defensive positioning on high ground ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ
hasTheatre West Indies theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
hasTimePeriod December 1778 ⓘ
isAlsoKnownAs Battle of St. Lucia ⓘ
Capture of St. Lucia (1778) ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Cul-de-Sac Bay ⓘ
Grand Cul-de-Sac, Saint Lucia ⓘ
Morne Fortune, Saint Lucia ⓘ

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Royal Welch Fusiliers → battleHonour → St Lucia 1778 ⓘ