Battle of the Saintes

The Battle of the Saintes, also known as the Battle of Dominica, was an important naval battle in the Caribbean between the British and the French that took place 9–12 April 1782. The British victory was considered their greatest over the French during the American Revolutionary War. The British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney defeated a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse, forcing the French and Spanish to abandon a planned invasion of Jamaica.

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1782  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Great Britain, 

HMS Resolution, 

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Location: 15.7833, -61.6, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1782 Battle of the Saintes

1759-01-22T00:00:00Z

1759-05-01T00:00:00Z

1759 Invasion of Guadeloupe

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Combat naval 12 avril 1782-Dumoulin-IMG 5485

Combat naval 12 avril 1782-Dumoulin-IMG 5486

French Captive Ships 12 April 1782

Fin du César-Dumoulin-IMG 5478

Battle of Les Saintes plan

Rodney invested - or - Admiral Pig on a cruize. (BM 1868,0808.4847)

HMS Formidable breaking the line by Charles Edward Dixon

Battle of the Saintes plan

Dominic Serres - The Ville de Paris striking her colours to H.M.S. Formidable at the battle of the Saintes, 12th April 1782 CSK 2006

George Brydges Rodney depicted in 1782 at his investiture as 1st Baron Rodney

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1759	Invasion of Guadeloupe	battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1782	Battle of the Saintes	Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of France, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Delgrès	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Napoléon des Saintes	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Shirley	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Redoute d'Arbaud	redoubt	Wikidata
commons	image		Combat naval 12 avril 1782-Dumoulin-IMG 5485		Commons
commons	image		Combat naval 12 avril 1782-Dumoulin-IMG 5486		Commons
commons	image		French Captive Ships 12 April 1782		Commons
commons	image		Fin du César-Dumoulin-IMG 5478		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Les Saintes plan		Commons
commons	image		Rodney invested - or - Admiral Pig on a cruize. (BM 1868,0808.4847)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Formidable breaking the line by Charles Edward Dixon		Commons
commons	image		Battle of the Saintes plan		Commons
commons	image		Dominic Serres - The Ville de Paris striking her colours to H.M.S. Formidable at the battle of the Saintes, 12th April 1782 CSK 2006		Commons
commons	image		George Brydges Rodney depicted in 1782 at his investiture as 1st Baron Rodney		Commons