Invasion of Martinique of 1809

The British invaded and captured the French colony of Martinique between 30 January and 24 February 1809 during the West Indies campaign of 1804–1810 of the Napoleonic Wars. Martinique, like the nearby island of Guadeloupe, was a major threat to Britain's trade in the West Indies, providing a sheltered base from which privateers and French Navy warships could raid British merchant shipping and disrupt the trade routes that maintained the economy of the United Kingdom. Both islands also provided a focus for larger-scale French operations in the region and in the autumn of 1808, following the Spanish alliance with Britain, the Admiralty decided to order a British squadron to neutralise the threat, beginning with Martinique.

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Amphitrite, 

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1809-02-24T00:00:00Z

1809 Invasion of Martinique of 1809

1667-06-30T00:00:00Z

1667-07-07T00:00:00Z

1667 Battle of Martinique

1674-07-19T00:00:00Z

1674-07-21T00:00:00Z

1674 Invasion of Martinique

1759-01-16T00:00:00Z

1759-01-19T00:00:00Z

1759 Invasion of Martinique

1762-01-05T00:00:00Z

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1762 Invasion of Martinique

1779-01-01T00:00:00Z

1779-01-01T00:00:00Z

1779 Battle of Martinique

1781-04-30T00:00:00Z

1781-04-30T00:00:00Z

1781 Battle of Fort Royal

1782-12-06T00:00:00Z

1782-12-06T00:00:00Z

1782 Action of 6 December 1782

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1794-03-24T00:00:00Z

1794 Battle of Martinique

1805-05-31T00:00:00Z

1805-06-02T00:00:00Z

1805 Battle of Diamond Rock

1658-01-01T00:00:00Z

1660-03-31T00:00:00Z

1658 — 1660 Carib Expulsion

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1667	Battle of Martinique	France, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1674	Invasion of Martinique	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1759	Invasion of Martinique	battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1762	Invasion of Martinique	battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Battle of Martinique	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of Fort Royal	Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of France, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1782	Action of 6 December 1782	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1794	Battle of Martinique	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1805	Battle of Diamond Rock	First French Empire, Spanish Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Invasion of Martinique of 1809	invasion	Wikidata
event	war	1658	Carib Expulsion	war, Kalinago, French colonial empire, forced displacement	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Amphitrite	fifth-rate frigate, Armide-class fifth-rate frigate	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Batterie Sainte-Marthe	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		feu à secteurs du fort Saint-Louis	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort l'Îlet-à-Ramiers	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Alet	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de la Pointe du Bout	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Desaix	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Saint Louis	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Saint-Pierre de la Martinique	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Tartenson	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Trinity Fort	fort	Wikidata