Invasion of Surinam (1804)

Invasion of Surinam
Date 25 April - 5 May 1804 Location Surinam colony now part of modern day Suriname Result British victory
Belligerents
Batavian Republic Supported by: France	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg	Samuel Hood Sir Charles Green
Strength
Unknown	2,000+ soldiers

The 1804 Invasion of Surinam was a campaign for control of the Dutch colony of Surinam between the Batavian Republic and the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars. The colony, which was held by a Dutch garrison, was captured on 5 May 1804 by a British squadron of 31 ships carrying around 2,000 soldiers under the command of Samuel Hood and Sir Charles Green. Following the capture, Green was made governor general of British Surinam.