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    invasion of Martinique took place in January 1759 when a large amphibious force under Peregrine Hopson landed on the French-held island of Martinique...
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  • Franco-Dutch War Invasion of Martinique (1759), an unsuccessful British invasion of the island during the Seven Years' War Invasion of Martinique (1762), a successful...
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    India Robert Clive won the Battle of Plassey. For 1759, Pitt directed attention to the West Indies, specifically Martinique and Guadeloupe. Major-General...
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    in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. A part of the French West Indies (Antilles), Martinique is an overseas department...
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    Wilhelmsthal, the army helped repulse a Franco-Spanish invasion of Portugal, captured Martinique from France, and captured Havana and Manila from Spain...
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    HMS Granado (1742) (category Age of Sail merchant ships of England)
    unsuccessful invasion of Martinique (1759), on 19 January 1759. The British force then sailed on to Guadeloupe. Between 22 January 1759 and 1 May, Granado...
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    shelved in 1802 by the Peace of Amiens. Building on planning for mooted invasions under France's ancien régime in 1744, 1759, and 1779, preparations began...
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    informed Amherst that some of his troops would be required in the autumn for the conquest of Dominica, Saint Lucia and Martinique. Amherst had to immediately...
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  • Years' War Invasion of Martinique (1759) – 1759 – Seven Years' War Invasion of Guadeloupe (1759) – 1759 – Seven Years' War Raid on Le Havre – 1759 – Planned...
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  • Sir Francis Samuel Drake, 1st Baronet (category Royal Navy personnel of the Seven Years' War)
    Rodney in 1762 during the Invasion of Martinique, when he was moved into the 50-gun HMS Rochester, which he commanded until the end of the war. Drake was appointed...
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