capture of Guadeloupe (1759)

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The capture of Guadeloupe (1759) was a British amphibious operation during the Seven Years' War in which British forces seized the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, significantly weakening French colonial power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious operation
battle of the Seven Years' War
military operation
aim to secure British dominance in Caribbean trade routes
to undermine French economic resources
belligerent Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
colonialPowerAfter Great Britain
colonialPowerBefore France
conflict Seven Years' War
consequence expansion of British control in the West Indies
weakening of French colonial power in the Caribbean
countryInvolved France
Great Britain
date 1759
front colonial front of the Seven Years' War
historicalEra 18th century
Age of Sail
involvedForce British Army
French colonial garrison
Royal Navy
location Caribbean Sea
Antilles
surface form: French West Indies

Guadeloupe
method naval bombardment and land assault
objective seizure of the island of Guadeloupe
partOf Anglo-French wars
surface form: Anglo-French conflicts in the Caribbean
relatedEvent Battle of Quiberon Bay
Capture of Martinique (1762)
surface form: British capture of Martinique (1762)

French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: Seven Years' War in North America
result British victory
strategicImportance sugar-producing colony
theater Seven Years' War in the Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean theater of the Seven Years' War
typeOfAction amphibious landing

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Annus Mirabilis of 1759 hasPart capture of Guadeloupe (1759)
Seven Years' War in the Caribbean includedEvent capture of Guadeloupe (1759)
this entity surface form: British capture of Guadeloupe (1759)