A British expedition of three thousand troops …
Years: 1781 - 1781
January
A British expedition of three thousand troops sails from Saint Lucia on January 30, 1781.
Rodney leaves behind ships to monitor the French on Martinique.
He also sends Samuel Hood ahead to stop any merchant ships escaping from the harbor.
Rodney leaves behind ships to monitor the French on Martinique.
He also sends Samuel Hood ahead to stop any merchant ships escaping from the harbor.
Locations
People
Groups
- Jews
- Dutch people
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Dutch West Indies
- Saint Lucia (French colony)
- Bermuda (United Kingdom overseas territory)
- British people
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Martinique, (French colony)
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
- Anglo-Spanish War
- Anglo-Dutch War, Fourth
