Troude's expedition to the Caribbean
Troude's expedition to the Caribbean was a naval operation by a French force under Commodore Amable-Gilles Troude during the Napoleonic Wars. The French squadron departed from Lorient in February 1809 in an attempt to reach and resupply the island colony of Martinique in the Caribbean Sea, then under invasion from a British expeditionary force. The force arrived much too late to affect the outcome of the successful invasion and took shelter from a British squadron in the Îles des Saintes, where they were blockaded by part of the British invasion fleet, led by Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane. Two weeks after the French ships arrived, British troops invaded and captured the Saintes, constructing mortar batteries to bombard the French squadron. With his position unsustainable, Commodore T
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Troude's expedition to the Caribbean
Troude's expedition to the Caribbean was a naval operation by a French force under Commodore Amable-Gilles Troude during the Napoleonic Wars. The French squadron departed from Lorient in February 1809 in an attempt to reach and resupply the island colony of Martinique in the Caribbean Sea, then under invasion from a British expeditionary force. The force arrived much too late to affect the outcome of the successful invasion and took shelter from a British squadron in the Îles des Saintes, where they were blockaded by part of the British invasion fleet, led by Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane. Two weeks after the French ships arrived, British troops invaded and captured the Saintes, constructing mortar batteries to bombard the French squadron. With his position unsustainable, Commodore T
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1 killed, 5 wounded
11 killed, 40 wounded
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French Empire
United Kingdom
date
1809-04-17
1809-07-06
place of military conflict
result
British victory
strength
Five ships of the line and several smaller vessels.
Three ships of the line and two frigates.
VariouslysloopHMS Bonne Citoyenne,frigateHMS Latonaand other vessels
frigatesFélicitéandFurieuse
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696,840,078
Caption
Capture of La Furieuse, Aug' 6th 1809
commander
Lieutenant Gabriel Kerdaniel
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Troude's expedition to the Caribbean
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Action of 14–17 April 1809
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Actions of 14–18 June and 6 July 1809
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Troude's expedition to the Caribbean:
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