Invasion of Guadeloupe (1759)

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Invasion of Guadeloupe
Part of the Seven Years' War
The taking of Fort Louis, Guadeloupe, James Grant
Date 22 January – 1 May 1759 Location Guadeloupe, West Indies Result British victory Territorial changes Guadeloupe occupied by the British until 1763
Belligerents
Great Britain	France
Commanders and leaders
Peregrine Hopson John Barrington	Maximin de Bompart
Strength
6,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The British expedition against Guadeloupe was a military action from January to May 1759, as part of the Seven Years' War. A large British force had arrived in the West Indies, intending to seize French possessions. After a six-month-long battle to capture Guadeloupe they finally received the formal surrender of the island, just days before a large French relief force arrived under Admiral Maximin de Bompart.

Though the island was eventually ceded back to the French, the capture of the island contributed to the Annus Mirabilis of 1759.