Battle of Martinique (1780)

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The Battle of Martinique (1780) was a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French fleets clashed in the Caribbean near the island of Martinique.

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instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Martinique (1780)
surface form: Battle of Fort Royal (1780)
belligerent French Navy
Royal Navy
combatantCommander George Brydges Rodney
Guichen
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryInvolved Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
date 1780-04-17
endDate 1780-04-17
era Age of Sail
followedBy Battle of the Chesapeake
foughtNear Fort-de-France, Martinique
surface form: Fort Royal, Martinique
hasParticipant British fleet
French fleet
isInvolvedTerritory Martinique
surface form: French colony of Martinique
isPartOfCampaign West Indies campaign of 1778–1783
surface form: West Indies campaign (American Revolutionary War)
location Caribbean Sea
off Martinique
navalTactics line of battle
notableFor clash between British and French fleets in the Caribbean
opposingCommander Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen
partOf Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
precededBy Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)
primaryWeaponType ship of the line
result inconclusive
startDate 1780-04-17
theatre Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War
year 1780

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Battle of Martinique (1780) alsoKnownAs Battle of Martinique (1780)
this entity surface form: Battle of Fort Royal (1780)