Battle of Diamond Rock

The Battle of Diamond Rock took place between 31 May and 2 June 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, when a Franco-Spanish force dispatched under Captain Julien Cosmao was able to retake Diamond Rock, on the approach to Fort-de-France, from the British forces that had occupied it over a year before.

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1805  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, First French Empire, Spanish Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, France, 

Amphitrite, 

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Location: 14.4431, -61.0389, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1805-06-02T00:00:00Z

1805 Battle of Diamond Rock

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

1762-02-12T00:00:00Z

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

1794-03-24T00:00:00Z

1794-03-24T00:00:00Z

1794 Battle of Martinique

1809-01-30T00:00:00Z

1809-02-24T00:00:00Z

1809 Invasion of Martinique of 1809

1658-01-01T00:00:00Z

1660-03-31T00:00:00Z

1658 — 1660 Carib Expulsion

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Capture of Diamond Rock

Prise du Rocher le Diamant, 2 Juin 1805

Taking of the rock Le Diamant, near Martinique, 2 June 1805 (by Auguste Etienne François Mayer)

Eckstein DiamondRock Cannon

Life on Diamond Rock

Diamond Rock portraits

This is a picture of a massive jackstay being used by the British (Captain Hood) to sway a large (24 pounder) cannon onto Diamond Rock during the Napoleonic Wars.

Picturesque Views of the Diamond Rock... The passage upon the Rock, with the Mail-Coach PAH9549

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
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	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 Tartenson	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Capture of Diamond Rock		Commons
commons	image		Prise du Rocher le Diamant, 2 Juin 1805		Commons
commons	image		Taking of the rock Le Diamant, near Martinique, 2 June 1805 (by Auguste Etienne François Mayer)		Commons
commons	image		Eckstein DiamondRock Cannon		Commons
commons	image		Life on Diamond Rock		Commons
commons	image		Diamond Rock portraits		Commons
commons	image		This is a picture of a massive jackstay being used by the British (Captain Hood) to sway a large (24 pounder) cannon onto Diamond Rock during the Napoleonic Wars.		Commons
commons	image		Picturesque Views of the Diamond Rock... The passage upon the Rock, with the Mail-Coach PAH9549		Commons