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A British expedition of three thousand troops…

January 1781 CE

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.

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Castries Saint Lucia View →

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George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney View → John Vaughan, British army officer (d. 1795) View → Samuel Hood View →

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Jews View → Dutch people View → Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic) View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Dutch West Indies View → Saint Lucia (French colony) View → Bermuda (United Kingdom overseas territory) View → British people View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Martinique, (French colony) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View →

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West Indies (1781 CE)

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Eastern West Indies (1781 CE)

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