The main British force for the conquest…
May 1794 CE
After arriving in the West Indies in February 1794, Grey had chosen to conquer Martinique, St. Lucia and Guadeloupe and troops from his force under the command of John Whyte only arrive in St. Domingue on May 19, 1794.
Whyte decides rather attacking the main French bases at Le Cap and Port-de-Paix to march towards Port-au-Prince, whose harbor is reported to have forty-five ships loaded with sugar as the allure of rich booty proves more enticing.