Portuguese conquest of French Guiana
The Portuguese conquest of French Guiana, also known as Conquest of Cayenne (Portuguese: Conquista de Caiena), was a military operation against Cayenne, capital of the South American colony of French Guiana, launched in January 1809 in the context of the Napoleonic Wars. The invasion was undertook by a combined expeditionary force that included Portuguese (from Portugal and from Colonial Brazil) and British military contingents. It is considered to be the baptism of fire of the Brazilian Marine Corps, as there was a participation of the Royal Brigade of the Navy that would give origin to it.
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Portuguese conquest of French Guiana
The Portuguese conquest of French Guiana, also known as Conquest of Cayenne (Portuguese: Conquista de Caiena), was a military operation against Cayenne, capital of the South American colony of French Guiana, launched in January 1809 in the context of the Napoleonic Wars. The invasion was undertook by a combined expeditionary force that included Portuguese (from Portugal and from Colonial Brazil) and British military contingents. It is considered to be the baptism of fire of the Brazilian Marine Corps, as there was a participation of the Royal Brigade of the Navy that would give origin to it.
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La invasión de la Guayana Fran ...... e la Guayana Francesa en 1809.
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L’occupation de la Guyane par ...... te des gouverneurs en Guyane).
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The Portuguese conquest of Fre ...... that would give origin to it.
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Взятие Кайенны — сражение в хо ...... Гвианы до 8 ноября 1817 года.
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غزو كايين (بالإنجليزية: Invasi ...... جزيرة و كانت تقيم في البرازيل.
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33 killed and wounded
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1809-01-14
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* Capitulation of Cayenne
* Occupation of French Guiana by Portugal until 1817
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Carte de la Guyane françoise et l'isle de Cayenne, Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
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Portugal
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James Yeo
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Manuel de Elva
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Victor Hugues
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Invasion of Cayenne
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the Napoleonic Wars
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* Cap ...... Guiana by Portugal until 1817
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La invasión de la Guayana Fran ...... e la Guayana Francesa en 1809.
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L’occupation de la Guyane par ...... nce et au Congrès de Vienne...
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The Portuguese conquest of Fre ...... that would give origin to it.
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Взятие Кайенны — сражение в хо ...... Гвианы до 8 ноября 1817 года.
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غزو كايين (بالإنجليزية: Invasi ...... جزيرة و كانت تقيم في البرازيل.
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Invasión de la Guayana Francesa
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Occupation de la Guyane par l'armée luso-brésilienne
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Portuguese conquest of French Guiana
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Взятие Кайенны (1809)
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غزو كايين (1809)
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Invasion of Cayenne
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