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The French in Martinique had been unable to oust the defenders from the strategically important rock, and the British garrison was able to control access to Fort-de-France Bay, firing on ships attempting to enter it with guns they had placed on the cliffs. The arrival of a large combined Franco-Spanish fleet in May changed the strategic situation. The French commander, Pierre de Villeneuve had orders to attack British possessions in the Caribbean, but instead waited at Martinique for clearer instructions. He was finally persuaded to authorise an assault on the British position, and a Franco-Spanish flotilla was despatched to storm the rock. Already short of water, the defenders held on in the summit for several days, while the French, who had forgotten to bring scaling ladders, could make

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  • Battle of Diamond Rock
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  • The French in Martinique had been unable to oust the defenders from the strategically important rock, and the British garrison was able to control access to Fort-de-France Bay, firing on ships attempting to enter it with guns they had placed on the cliffs. The arrival of a large combined Franco-Spanish fleet in May changed the strategic situation. The French commander, Pierre de Villeneuve had orders to attack British possessions in the Caribbean, but instead waited at Martinique for clearer instructions. He was finally persuaded to authorise an assault on the British position, and a Franco-Spanish flotilla was despatched to storm the rock. Already short of water, the defenders held on in the summit for several days, while the French, who had forgotten to bring scaling ladders, could make
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Strength
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 11(xsd:integer)
  • 107(xsd:integer)
  • One corvette
  • One frigate
  • One schooner
  • Two ships of the line
  • c. 400 soldiers
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Partof
  • the Trafalgar Campaign
Date
  • --05-31
Commander
  • James Wilkes Maurice
  • Julien Cosmao
Caption
  • The Franco-Spanish combined fleet under Captain Cosmao attacking Diamond Rock, by Auguste Mayer
Casualties
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 5(xsd:integer)
  • 105(xsd:integer)
  • c. 50 killed & wounded
Result
  • Franco-Spanish victory
combatant
  • 23(xsd:integer)
  • France
  • United Kingdom
Place
  • Diamond Rock, off Martinique, West Indies
Conflict
  • Battle of Diamond Rock
abstract
  • The French in Martinique had been unable to oust the defenders from the strategically important rock, and the British garrison was able to control access to Fort-de-France Bay, firing on ships attempting to enter it with guns they had placed on the cliffs. The arrival of a large combined Franco-Spanish fleet in May changed the strategic situation. The French commander, Pierre de Villeneuve had orders to attack British possessions in the Caribbean, but instead waited at Martinique for clearer instructions. He was finally persuaded to authorise an assault on the British position, and a Franco-Spanish flotilla was despatched to storm the rock. Already short of water, the defenders held on in the summit for several days, while the French, who had forgotten to bring scaling ladders, could make little headway. The British, short of both water and ammunition, eventually negotiated the surrender of the rock after several days under fire. The British commander was subsequently tried by court martial for loss of his 'ship' after repatriation, but was honourably acquitted.
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