Battle of Martinique

The Battle of Martinique was a naval encounter on 18 December 1779 between a British 13-ship squadron under Admiral Hyde Parker and a three-ship French division under Admiral Lamotte-Picquet near the island of Martinique in the West Indies. In order to cover the retreat of a convoy under Joseph de Flotte chased by the British, the lone 74-gun Annibal, under Lamotte-Picquet. For 90 minutes, Annibal single-handedly engaged the British squadron to block its advance, before she was joined by the two 64-guns, Vengeur and Réfléchi. Ten to 11 of the transports were taken by the British or beached themselves to avoid capture, but the rest of the convoy of the escorting frigate Aurore managed to escape, and the division returned to its anchorage. Hyde Parker wrote Lamotte-Picquet a congratulation letter in the following days.

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1779  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, France, 

Amphitrite, Ban Righ, 

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Location: 14.5833, -61.15, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1779 Battle of Martinique

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1667 Battle of Martinique

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1674 Invasion of Martinique

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1759 Invasion of Martinique

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1762 Invasion of Martinique

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1781 Battle of Fort Royal

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1794 Battle of Martinique

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1805-06-02T00:00:00Z

1805 Battle of Diamond Rock

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1809 Invasion of Martinique of 1809

1658-01-01T00:00:00Z

1660-03-31T00:00:00Z

1658 — 1660 Carib Expulsion

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Robert Moncton Martinique

Martinique 1779

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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	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
commons	image		Robert Moncton Martinique		Commons
commons	image		Martinique 1779		Commons
commons	image		Battle martinique 1779 img 9388		Commons