746:
680:
136:
121:
640:
718:, rendering the cannon inoperative). They also abandoned many valuables that had been brought up on the heights for safekeeping. The French used the captured cannons to fire upon Fort George. Realizing the situation was hopeless, Macartney raised the white flag. The French took about 700 prisoners, and claimed casualties of 36 killed and 71 wounded. British reports, however, claimed the French casualties numbered closer to 300. The French also claimed as prizes 200 merchant ships anchored in the harbour.
59:
655:, the British governor, had been alerted to the possibility of a French attack. He made repeated requests for support to Admiral Byron and the British commander at St. Kitts but was told that Saint Vincent was the principal French interest. However, Byron stated he would bring relief should Grenada be attacked.
691:
and 700 troops drawn from the regiments
Champagne, Foix, Auxerrois, and Hainault. With the arrival of the French, Macartney ordered his forces to withdraw behind the fortifications of Hospital Hill. D'Estaing spent 3 July reconnoitring the British position. Concerned that Byron might appear at any
721:
Admiral d'Estaing rejected
Macartney's proposed terms of capitulations, countering with a list of articles that he had drafted. Macartney found d'Estaing's proposed articles "not merely unprecedented and humiliating, but so ensnaring and uncertain in their nature, extent, and aim that they might at
508:
Admiral d'Estaing controversially rejected
Macartney's terms of capitulation, instead insisting on him adopting the harsher terms he had written. Macartney rejected those terms, choosing to surrender unconditionally. D'Estaing thereafter permitted his forces to loot the town, and Macartney was sent
726:
instead. As a consequence, d'Estaing permitted his troops to pillage St. George's. Among the items taken or destroyed were most of
Macartney's silver and plate, much of his clothing, and his personal papers. The latter came as a particularly harsh blow to the governor, for copies of those papers
753:
Admiral Byron had been alerted to the capture of Saint
Vincent on 1 July and was en route with a force to retake it when he learned of the attack on Grenada. He immediately sailed there, arriving on the morning of 6 July. D'Estaing, alerted to Byron's intentions on the 5th, embarked most of the
662:
and 24 artillery men. He also had over 400 militia and volunteers but did not consider these forces dependable because one third of them were of French extraction. He ordered the construction of significant fortifications on
Hospital Hill, a prominence overlooking the island capital
727:
sent to St. Lucia with his wife for safeguarding were destroyed by fire. When d'Estaing invited
Macartney to dine with him, the governor apologised for his garb, noting that the coat he was wearing was the only one left him. Macartney and other leading Grenadians were also refused
788:
During their occupation, the French began construction of a series of fortifications on
Richmond Hill. Designed to defend against an attack like theirs, its cannons pointed to the landward rather than seaward side. These defences were completed by the British after 1783.
699:, while a small fourth detachment made a demonstration from a location where the British might more reasonably expect an attack, in other words a decoy or distraction. On the evening of 3 July these formations moved out. The columns, each numbering 300 men, were led by
595:
station. Throughout the first half of 1779, both fleets received additional reinforcements, after which the French fleet was superior to that of the
British. Byron departed St. Lucia on 6 June in order to provide escort services to British merchant ships gathering at
707:, and the demonstration force numbered just 200. At 4:00 am on the 4th the demonstration force opened fire, while the other three columns charged up Hospital Hill. The British defenders panicked and most fled down the hill to the apparent safety of Fort George.
796:. The rule of the comte de Durat, who was appointed governor by d'Estaing, was reported by British residents to be harsh and oppressive. After the British resumed control, they cracked down on the predominantly
237:
497:. The French forces landed on 2 July and the assault occurred on the night of 3–4 July. The French forces assaulted the British fortifications on Hospital Hill, overlooking the island's capital,
722:
any time supply a pretext for taking away the lives, together with the fortunes, of the capitulants." His council was unanimous in rejecting the proposed capitulation, and the
British chose to
230:
1592:
223:
1797:
1749:
1670:
692:
time, he decided to launch an attack on Hospital Hill. He first sent a parley flag to Macartney demanding his surrender; the British governor rejected the demand.
2019:
1787:
1530:
770:
687:
The French fleet anchored off the Grenada coast just north of St. George's on 2 July. The troops that d'Estaing landed that day consisted of the 1,400-man Irish
758:, with d'Estaing prevailing over Byron's disorganised attack. There were no further major actions in the West Indies before d'Estaing sailed north and led
1609:
1597:
804:. These religious and cultural divisions in Grenadian society contributed to the rise of local resistance which culminated in the nearly-successful
792:
Both Grenada and Saint Vincent remained in French hands until the end of the war, when they were returned to Britain under the terms of the 1783
1551:
601:
1128:"A Brief Historical Sketch of the Irish Infantry Regiment of Dillon and the Irish Stuart Regiments in the Service of France, 1690–1791"
524:. The French severely damaged several British ships; however, both fleets successfully returned to their bases. Under the terms of the
745:
2009:
1464:
1744:
1402:
1375:
1264:
1220:
1189:
1158:
351:
1960:
1739:
1503:
769:
D'Estaing's successes in capturing Grenada and defeating Byron made him immensely popular in France. Playwright and actor
652:
502:
164:
2024:
1498:
703:, Édouard Dillon, and the comte de Noailles. Arthur Dillon's column was accompanied by an advance guard of 180 under the
549:
478:
155:
17:
2014:
1937:
1702:
1559:
1477:
386:
31:
2029:
561:
704:
679:
600:
for a convoy to Europe, leaving d'Estaing free to act. D'Estaing and the French governor-general at Martinique,
316:
1802:
1543:
1368:
Wars of the Americas: a Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present, Volume 1
700:
451:
416:
159:
1680:
1624:
1457:
541:
1826:
1759:
1685:
336:
331:
326:
276:
1999:
1911:
1707:
1614:
695:
D'Estaing's plan of attack called for three columns to attack the back side of the fortifications with
498:
474:
441:
436:
406:
346:
341:
321:
247:
50:
1634:
1619:
426:
421:
411:
371:
356:
2034:
1884:
1792:
1754:
1602:
664:
616:
545:
486:
431:
291:
141:
1427:
1331:
2004:
1889:
1876:
1838:
1807:
1690:
1450:
1150:
723:
376:
1524:
587:
The British fleet was further reinforced in January 1779 by ten ships of the line under Admiral
306:
1695:
1535:
1519:
1308:
793:
612:
525:
311:
1350:
Major Operations of the Royal Navy, 1762–1783: Being Chapter XXXI in The Royal Navy. A History
1127:
1722:
659:
401:
391:
381:
1283:
1848:
1843:
1812:
1675:
1580:
569:
446:
361:
286:
516:
On 5 July, French forces re-embarked when word arrived that a British fleet under Admiral
8:
1853:
1727:
1717:
1712:
1655:
1639:
1629:
623:, a key British possession, but after making no progress against the prevailing easterly
619:
on 18 June, and d'Estaing turned his attention to other islands. He had hoped to capture
605:
577:
281:
271:
1421:
1325:
1144:
800:
French-speaking population, leading to discontent and an exodus of French Grenadians to
639:
396:
215:
2039:
1930:
1863:
1775:
1732:
1485:
1209:
1178:
470:
366:
805:
777:
containing a re-enactment of the capture. D'Estaing did not see the popular work, but
560:
and a number of smaller vessels. At about the same time a British fleet under Admiral
1431:
1408:
1398:
1381:
1371:
1354:
1348:
1335:
1312:
1302:
1289:
1270:
1260:
1243:
1226:
1216:
1195:
1185:
1164:
1154:
763:
759:
755:
740:
565:
557:
521:
501:. The British cannons were captured and turned against Fort George. British Governor
301:
186:
126:
1946:
1906:
1896:
266:
1423:
Our First Ambassador to China: An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney
710:
The British, in their haste to leave the premises, neglected to spike some of the
1901:
778:
688:
592:
510:
168:
728:
1567:
797:
1993:
1975:
1962:
1493:
1412:
1385:
1339:
1274:
1247:
1168:
1358:
1230:
1199:
1871:
1435:
1316:
1293:
667:. The steep hillsides were fortified by stone walls, and the hilltop had a
624:
553:
490:
254:
92:
683:
Hand-colored 1779 engraving depicting d'Estaing's capture of the heights
604:, seized the opportunity to begin a series of operations against nearby
588:
581:
517:
1304:
Naval Warfare, its Ruling Principles and Practice Historically Treated
58:
715:
597:
573:
30:"Capture of Grenada" redirects here. For the 1983 U.S. invasion, see
1395:
An Empire Divided: the American Revolution and the British Caribbean
528:, France returned Grenada to British control at the end of the war.
1442:
801:
668:
620:
63:
View of the French assault on the island of Grenada, 4 July 1779.
1473:
711:
696:
651:, producing significant quantities of sugar on its plantations.
628:
494:
88:
749:
French political cartoon acclaiming d'Estaing for his successes
648:
537:
482:
782:
754:
troops and weighed anchor at 4:00 am on the 6th. The fleets
658:
Macartney had at his disposal 101 soldiers drawn from the
564:
also arrived, augmenting the West Indies fleet of Admiral
245:
1180:
A Military History of Britain: From 1775 to the Present
1142:
580:. The British used St. Lucia to monitor the French on
1149:. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p.
556:
in early December 1778 commanding a fleet of twelve
1257:
The French Army in the American War of Independence
1397:. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
1208:
1177:
1392:
1991:
1132:Journal of the Royal United Service Institution
731:, and were sent to France as prisoners of war.
132:
1458:
1281:
1242:(in French). Geneva: Berger-Levrault et Cie.
231:
945:
943:
65:Prise de l'île de la Grenade, 4 juillet 1779
2020:Battles of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
1420:Robbins, Helen Henrietta Macartney (1908).
999:
997:
978:
976:
1465:
1451:
1282:Colman-Maison, Jean Joseph Robert (1910).
238:
224:
1254:
1237:
1143:Barrow, John; Macartney, George (1807) .
940:
781:attended a performance during a visit to
602:François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé
1327:Histoire du XVIe Arrondissement de Paris
1146:The Public Life of the Earl of Macartney
994:
973:
775:Veni, Vidi, Vici, ou La Prise de Grenade
744:
678:
638:
117:
1419:
1029:
1027:
671:surrounding a series of entrenchments.
169:
14:
1992:
1393:O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson (2000).
1365:
1330:(in French). Paris: Hachette. p.
1323:
1300:
1206:
822:
820:
27:Part of the American Revolutionary War
1446:
1346:
1175:
931:
834:
832:
647:Grenada was one of Britain's richest
627:, he turned his attention instead to
591:, who assumed command of the British
219:
1472:
1240:Les Spectacles de la Foire, Volume 2
1184:. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
1024:
210:118 artillery pieces 200 merchantmen
850:
817:
634:
24:
1288:(in French). Paris: Calmann-Lévy.
841:
829:
548:in early 1778, French Admiral the
505:opened negotiations to surrender.
25:
2051:
1042:Barrow and Macartney, pp. 62, 408
674:
32:United States invasion of Grenada
714:(driving a metal spike into the
611:Their first target, the isle of
520:was approaching. The two fleets
134:
119:
57:
2010:Battles involving Great Britain
1370:. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
1307:. London: W. H. Allen. p.
1108:
1099:
1090:
1081:
1072:
1063:
1054:
1045:
1036:
1015:
1006:
985:
964:
955:
937:Barrow and Macartney, pp. 55–56
922:
913:
904:
479:Charles Hector, comte D'Estaing
1544:West Indies Associated States
1285:L'Amiral d'Estaing (1729-1794)
895:
886:
877:
868:
859:
13:
1:
1426:. London: J. Murray. p.
1347:Mahan, Alfred Thayer (1898).
1259:. London: Osprey Publishing.
1120:
584:, where d'Estaing was based.
531:
734:
542:American War of Independence
387:2nd Demerara & Essequibo
352:1st Demerara & Essequibo
7:
1211:Grenada: Island of Conflict
847:Barrow and Macartney, p. 59
838:Barrow and Macartney, p. 56
10:
2056:
2025:History of British Grenada
738:
643:Plan of the French attacks
475:American Revolutionary War
193:436 militia and volunteers
51:American Revolutionary War
29:
1924:
1862:
1834:
1825:
1783:
1774:
1663:
1654:
1588:
1579:
1484:
1353:. Boston: Little, Brown.
1238:Campardon, Émile (1877).
950:A Brief Historical Sketch
724:surrender unconditionally
262:
197:
177:
148:
111:
71:
56:
48:
43:
2015:Battles involving France
1793:Eastern Caribbean dollar
1324:Doniol, Auguste (1902).
1255:Chartrand, Rene (1992).
811:
473:in July 1779 during the
2030:18th century in Grenada
1536:West Indies Federation
1301:Colomb, Philip (1895).
1207:Brizan, George (1984).
536:Following the entry of
1703:International rankings
1366:Marley, David (2008).
1176:Black, Jeremy (2006).
771:Pierre-Germain Parisau
750:
684:
644:
576:, despite d'Estaing's
149:Commanders and leaders
1504:British colonization
1215:. London: Zed Books.
1138:. July–December 1905.
970:Colman-Maison, p. 264
961:Colman-Maison, p. 263
760:an unsuccessful siege
748:
682:
660:48th Regiment of Foot
642:
471:amphibious expedition
198:Casualties and losses
1593:Environmental issues
1520:1783 Treaty of Paris
1021:Robbins, pp. 109–110
928:O'Shaughnessy, p. 60
522:battled the next day
67:by Jean-François Hue
1972: /
1499:French colonization
919:Colomb, pp. 389–390
901:Colomb, pp. 388–389
756:battled off Grenada
606:British possessions
568:. The British then
485:forces against the
208:About 700 prisoners
1803:Telecommunications
1733:New Jewel Movement
1060:Mahan, pp. 440–443
883:Mahan, pp. 429–432
865:Mahan, pp. 429–431
751:
685:
645:
467:Capture of Grenada
44:Capture of Grenada
18:Capture of Grenada
2000:Conflicts in 1779
1955:
1954:
1920:
1919:
1821:
1820:
1770:
1769:
1740:Political parties
1681:Foreign relations
1650:
1649:
1554:(1979–1983)
1546:(1967–1974)
1538:(1958–1962)
1525:Fédon's rebellion
1404:978-0-8122-3558-6
1377:978-1-59884-100-8
1266:978-1-85532-167-0
1222:978-0-86232-230-4
1191:978-0-275-99039-8
1160:978-1-108-02619-2
1114:Brizan, pp. 50–52
1078:Campardon, p. 210
764:Savannah, Georgia
741:Battle of Grenada
578:attempt at relief
566:Samuel Barrington
558:ships of the line
460:
459:
347:Dutch West Indies
250:Revolutionary War
214:
213:
187:ships of the line
107:
106:
16:(Redirected from
2047:
1987:
1986:
1984:
1983:
1982:
1977:
1973:
1970:
1969:
1968:
1965:
1940:
1933:
1832:
1831:
1781:
1780:
1760:Attorney General
1686:Governor-General
1661:
1660:
1586:
1585:
1571:
1563:
1555:
1547:
1539:
1515:
1507:
1467:
1460:
1453:
1444:
1443:
1439:
1416:
1389:
1362:
1343:
1320:
1297:
1278:
1251:
1234:
1214:
1203:
1183:
1172:
1139:
1115:
1112:
1106:
1103:
1097:
1094:
1088:
1085:
1079:
1076:
1070:
1067:
1061:
1058:
1052:
1049:
1043:
1040:
1034:
1031:
1022:
1019:
1013:
1010:
1004:
1001:
992:
989:
983:
980:
971:
968:
962:
959:
953:
947:
938:
935:
929:
926:
920:
917:
911:
908:
902:
899:
893:
890:
884:
881:
875:
872:
866:
863:
857:
854:
848:
845:
839:
836:
827:
824:
762:of British-held
635:British defences
447:Turks and Caicos
442:17 February 1783
437:15 February 1783
322:12 December 1779
257:
240:
233:
226:
217:
216:
171:
144:
140:
138:
137:
129:
125:
123:
122:
73:
72:
61:
41:
40:
21:
2055:
2054:
2050:
2049:
2048:
2046:
2045:
2044:
2035:1779 in Grenada
1990:
1989:
1980:
1978:
1976:12.05°N 61.75°W
1974:
1971:
1966:
1963:
1961:
1959:
1958:
1956:
1951:
1943:
1936:
1929:
1916:
1912:Public holidays
1858:
1817:
1766:
1745:Prime Ministers
1708:Law enforcement
1646:
1575:
1569:
1568:Hurricane Ivan
1561:
1553:
1552:Communist rule
1545:
1537:
1513:
1512:French capture
1505:
1480:
1471:
1405:
1378:
1267:
1223:
1192:
1161:
1126:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1109:
1104:
1100:
1095:
1091:
1086:
1082:
1077:
1073:
1068:
1064:
1059:
1055:
1050:
1046:
1041:
1037:
1033:Robbins, p. 110
1032:
1025:
1020:
1016:
1011:
1007:
1002:
995:
990:
986:
981:
974:
969:
965:
960:
956:
948:
941:
936:
932:
927:
923:
918:
914:
909:
905:
900:
896:
891:
887:
882:
878:
873:
869:
864:
860:
855:
851:
846:
842:
837:
830:
825:
818:
814:
806:Fédon Rebellion
794:Treaty of Paris
779:John Paul Jones
743:
737:
689:Dillon Regiment
677:
637:
593:Leeward Islands
552:arrived in the
550:comte D'Estaing
534:
526:Treaty of Paris
511:prisoner of war
509:to France as a
463:
462:
461:
456:
427:6 December 1782
422:18 October 1782
372:15 January 1782
258:
253:
249:
246:
244:
209:
204:
192:
184:
156:Comte D'Estaing
135:
133:
120:
118:
95:
62:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2053:
2043:
2042:
2037:
2032:
2027:
2022:
2017:
2012:
2007:
2005:1779 in France
2002:
1953:
1952:
1950:
1949:
1942:
1941:
1934:
1926:
1925:
1922:
1921:
1918:
1917:
1915:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1893:
1892:
1887:
1879:
1874:
1868:
1866:
1860:
1859:
1857:
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1835:
1829:
1823:
1822:
1819:
1818:
1816:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1784:
1778:
1772:
1771:
1768:
1767:
1765:
1764:
1763:
1762:
1757:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1736:
1735:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1699:
1698:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1667:
1665:
1658:
1652:
1651:
1648:
1647:
1645:
1644:
1643:
1642:
1637:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1606:
1605:
1595:
1589:
1583:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1573:
1565:
1557:
1549:
1541:
1533:
1528:
1522:
1517:
1509:
1501:
1496:
1490:
1488:
1482:
1481:
1470:
1469:
1462:
1455:
1447:
1441:
1440:
1417:
1403:
1390:
1376:
1363:
1344:
1321:
1298:
1279:
1265:
1252:
1235:
1221:
1204:
1190:
1173:
1159:
1140:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1107:
1098:
1089:
1080:
1071:
1069:Doniol, p. 421
1062:
1053:
1051:Colomb, p. 391
1044:
1035:
1023:
1014:
1005:
993:
984:
972:
963:
954:
939:
930:
921:
912:
910:Colomb, p. 389
903:
894:
892:Colomb, p. 388
885:
876:
867:
858:
849:
840:
828:
826:Colomb, p. 390
815:
813:
810:
798:Roman Catholic
766:in September.
739:Main article:
736:
733:
705:comte de Durat
676:
675:French capture
673:
653:Lord Macartney
636:
633:
562:William Hotham
533:
530:
503:Lord Macartney
499:Saint George's
458:
457:
455:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
432:2 January 1783
429:
424:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
377:Brimstone Hill
374:
369:
364:
359:
357:Sint Eustatius
354:
349:
344:
339:
337:2nd Martinique
334:
329:
327:1st Martinique
324:
319:
314:
309:
304:
299:
294:
289:
284:
279:
274:
269:
263:
260:
259:
243:
242:
235:
228:
220:
212:
211:
206:
200:
199:
195:
194:
189:
180:
179:
175:
174:
165:Lord Macartney
162:
151:
150:
146:
145:
130:
114:
113:
109:
108:
105:
104:
103:French victory
101:
97:
96:
87:
85:
81:
80:
77:
69:
68:
54:
53:
46:
45:
39:
38:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2052:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2026:
2023:
2021:
2018:
2016:
2013:
2011:
2008:
2006:
2003:
2001:
1998:
1997:
1995:
1988:
1985:
1981:12.05; -61.75
1948:
1945:
1944:
1939:
1935:
1932:
1928:
1927:
1923:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1891:
1888:
1886:
1883:
1882:
1880:
1878:
1875:
1873:
1870:
1869:
1867:
1865:
1861:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1836:
1833:
1830:
1828:
1824:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1785:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1773:
1761:
1758:
1756:
1755:Chief Justice
1753:
1752:
1751:
1750:Supreme Court
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1734:
1731:
1730:
1729:
1726:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1697:
1694:
1693:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1653:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1604:
1601:
1600:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1578:
1572:
1566:
1564:
1558:
1556:
1550:
1548:
1542:
1540:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1510:
1508:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1494:Island Caribs
1492:
1491:
1489:
1487:
1483:
1479:
1475:
1468:
1463:
1461:
1456:
1454:
1449:
1448:
1445:
1437:
1433:
1429:
1425:
1424:
1418:
1414:
1410:
1406:
1400:
1396:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1379:
1373:
1369:
1364:
1360:
1356:
1352:
1351:
1345:
1341:
1337:
1333:
1329:
1328:
1322:
1318:
1314:
1310:
1306:
1305:
1299:
1295:
1291:
1287:
1286:
1280:
1276:
1272:
1268:
1262:
1258:
1253:
1249:
1245:
1241:
1236:
1232:
1228:
1224:
1218:
1213:
1212:
1205:
1201:
1197:
1193:
1187:
1182:
1181:
1174:
1170:
1166:
1162:
1156:
1152:
1148:
1147:
1141:
1137:
1133:
1129:
1125:
1124:
1111:
1105:Brizan, p. 49
1102:
1096:Brizan, p. 48
1093:
1084:
1075:
1066:
1057:
1048:
1039:
1030:
1028:
1018:
1012:Mahan, p. 434
1009:
1003:Brizan, p. 46
1000:
998:
991:Brizan, p. 45
988:
982:Brizan, p. 44
979:
977:
967:
958:
951:
946:
944:
934:
925:
916:
907:
898:
889:
880:
874:Mahan, p. 429
871:
862:
853:
844:
835:
833:
823:
821:
816:
809:
807:
803:
799:
795:
790:
786:
784:
780:
776:
772:
767:
765:
761:
757:
747:
742:
732:
730:
725:
719:
717:
713:
708:
706:
702:
701:Arthur Dillon
698:
693:
690:
681:
672:
670:
666:
661:
656:
654:
650:
641:
632:
630:
626:
622:
618:
614:
613:Saint Vincent
609:
607:
603:
599:
594:
590:
585:
583:
579:
575:
571:
567:
563:
559:
555:
551:
547:
546:American ally
543:
539:
529:
527:
523:
519:
514:
512:
506:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
480:
476:
472:
468:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
342:Fort San Juan
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
292:Saint Vincent
290:
288:
287:2nd St. Lucia
285:
283:
282:1st St. Lucia
280:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
265:
264:
261:
256:
251:
241:
236:
234:
229:
227:
222:
221:
218:
207:
202:
201:
196:
190:
188:
182:
181:
176:
172:
166:
163:
161:
160:Arthur Dillon
158:
157:
153:
152:
147:
143:
142:Great Britain
131:
128:
116:
115:
110:
102:
99:
98:
94:
90:
86:
83:
82:
79:2–4 July 1779
78:
75:
74:
70:
66:
60:
55:
52:
47:
42:
37:
33:
19:
1957:
1877:Coat of arms
1839:Demographics
1808:Trade unions
1691:Human rights
1671:Constitution
1630:Subdivisions
1560:US invasion
1511:
1422:
1394:
1367:
1349:
1326:
1303:
1284:
1256:
1239:
1210:
1179:
1145:
1135:
1131:
1110:
1101:
1092:
1087:Black, p. 59
1083:
1074:
1065:
1056:
1047:
1038:
1017:
1008:
987:
966:
957:
949:
933:
924:
915:
906:
897:
888:
879:
870:
861:
856:Marley p.321
852:
843:
808:in 1795–96.
791:
787:
774:
768:
752:
720:
709:
694:
686:
665:St. George's
657:
646:
610:
586:
572:French-held
535:
515:
507:
466:
464:
407:Mona Passage
317:San Fernando
296:
191:125 regulars
154:
112:Belligerents
64:
49:Part of the
36:
1979: /
1788:Agriculture
1527:(1795−1796)
625:trade winds
554:West Indies
491:West Indies
412:Black River
402:The Saintes
382:Frigate Bay
312:Cayo Cocina
302:2nd Grenada
297:1st Grenada
255:West Indies
205:200 wounded
93:West Indies
1994:Categories
1723:Parliament
1664:Governance
1121:References
589:John Byron
582:Martinique
532:Background
518:John Byron
493:island of
452:3rd Nassau
417:2nd Nassau
392:Montserrat
362:Fort Royal
332:Guadeloupe
267:1st Nassau
203:114 killed
2040:Invasions
1849:Languages
1844:Education
1813:Transport
1676:Elections
1625:Volcanoes
1581:Geography
1531:Governors
1413:185896684
1386:166373121
1340:123166366
1275:635271744
1248:493703871
1169:754156804
735:Aftermath
716:touchhole
598:St. Kitts
574:St. Lucia
540:into the
307:Río Hondo
183:2,100 men
1947:Category
1854:Religion
1728:Politics
1718:Monarchy
1713:Military
1656:Politics
1640:Parishes
1478:articles
1359:46778589
1231:11793093
1200:70483433
952:, p. 827
802:Trinidad
697:bayonets
669:palisade
649:colonies
621:Barbados
570:captured
277:Dominica
272:Barbados
248:American
178:Strength
84:Location
1967:61°45′W
1964:12°03′N
1931:Outline
1897:Cuisine
1885:English
1881:Creole
1864:Culture
1827:Society
1776:Economy
1615:Islands
1486:History
1474:Grenada
1436:3430917
1317:2863262
1294:2677381
712:cannons
629:Grenada
495:Grenada
487:British
469:was an
167: (
89:Grenada
1890:French
1872:Anthem
1798:Energy
1635:Cities
1620:Rivers
1570:(2004)
1562:(1983)
1514:(1779)
1506:(1762)
1476:
1434:
1411:
1401:
1384:
1374:
1357:
1338:
1315:
1292:
1273:
1263:
1246:
1229:
1219:
1198:
1188:
1167:
1157:
773:wrote
729:parole
544:as an
538:France
489:-held
483:French
397:Roatán
367:Tobago
139:
127:France
124:
100:Result
1938:Index
1907:Music
1610:Flora
1603:Birds
1598:Fauna
812:Notes
783:Paris
1902:Flag
1696:LGBT
1432:OCLC
1409:OCLC
1399:ISBN
1382:OCLC
1372:ISBN
1355:OCLC
1336:OCLC
1313:OCLC
1290:OCLC
1271:OCLC
1261:ISBN
1244:OCLC
1227:OCLC
1217:ISBN
1196:OCLC
1186:ISBN
1165:OCLC
1155:ISBN
617:fell
481:led
465:The
76:Date
1428:109
1332:421
1309:386
185:25
170:POW
1996::
1430:.
1407:.
1380:.
1334:.
1311:.
1269:.
1225:.
1194:.
1163:.
1153:.
1151:62
1136:49
1134:.
1130:.
1026:^
996:^
975:^
942:^
831:^
819:^
785:.
631:.
615:,
608:.
513:.
477:.
91:,
1466:e
1459:t
1452:v
1438:.
1415:.
1388:.
1361:.
1342:.
1319:.
1296:.
1277:.
1250:.
1233:.
1202:.
1171:.
252::
239:e
232:t
225:v
173:)
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
