Battle of Anguilla

The Battle of Anguilla was a military engagement that took place on the British controlled Caribbean island of Anguilla on 1 June 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession. A French force landed 760 men and marched inland but were repulsed with heavy losses by the British who then counter-attacked forcing the French to flee causing the loss of 100 casualties as well as fifty captured.

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1745  Wikidata
naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of France, 

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Location: 18.1769, -63.1125, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1745 Battle of Anguilla

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1633 Capture of Saint Martin

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1644 Attack on Saint Martin

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	2010	Sint Maarten	country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, island country, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1633	Capture of Saint Martin	Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Attack on Saint Martin	Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1745	Battle of Anguilla	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amsterdam	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Gelderland	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Willem I	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort zonder naam Angullia	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1789	Fort Louis	fort	Wikidata