The island of Dominica, as part of…

The island of Dominica, as part of the 1763 Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War, had become a British possession.

The French had mounted a successful invasion in 1778, during the American War of Independence, with the active cooperation of the population, which was largely French.

The 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the war, had returned the island to Britain.

French invasions in 1795 and 1805 end in failure.

The 1805 invasion burns much of Roseau to the ground.