The Capture of Fort-Dauphin was a bloodless encounter of the

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on which a

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expedition under Gabriel de Aristizábal seized

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, then named ''Fort-Dauphin'', from Revolutionary

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. The French colonial garrisons, consisting of over a thousand men, surrendered without firing a single shot.

Capture

The French, blockaded by land and sea were forced to capitulate. When the Spanish seized the fort, Candy, the French commander, was arrested and sent to

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to do hard labour, whereas the rest of prisoners were sent to France as prisoners of war.

Aftermath

With the British having captured Pondicherry in Eastern India and Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia and other small islands in the West Indies, the capture of Fort Dauphin by the Spanish troops was an added blow to those who received France in its colonies.

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