The Battle of Suriname or Battle of Surinam was a battle between the

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and the

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for the control of the

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the nor ...

colony.

Capture

The colony, which was held by a Dutch garrison, was captured on 5 May 1804 by a British squadron of 31 ships carrying 500 soldiers under the command of Samuel Hood and Sir Charles Green. Following the capture, Green was made governor general of British Suriname.

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s were used for the first at the battle, after their creation by Major

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Order of battle

Royal Navy

References

*George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (). ;Specific

History of Suriname

Netherlands–United Kingdom relations

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