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Invasion Of Surinam (1804)
The invasion of Surinam was a British military campaign which resulted in the capture and occupation of the Dutch colony of Surinam in 1804 during the Napoleonic Wars. Surinam, defended by a weak Batavian garrison under the command of Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg, was attacked by a British expeditionary force led by Samuel Hood and Sir Charles Green on 25 April. By 5 May, the British had captured the colony, and Green was appointed as the governor of Surinam. Background In March 1804, the new Commander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Green, along with the 16th and 64th Regiments of Foot, arrived in Barbados from Britain, and plans were immediately made to capture the Dutch colony of Surinam from the Batavian Republic. The previous year, the Dutch colonies of Demarara, Essequibo and Berbice had been peacefully occupied and was believed that the inhabitants of Surinam were also amenable, though the colony's authorities were less so. The invasion force comprised a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caribbean Campaign Of 1803–1810
The Caribbean campaign of 1803–1810 was a series of military contests mainly in the West Indies spanning the Napoleonic Wars, involving the European powers of Napoleonic France, the Batavian Republic, Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Eventually British naval forces dominated the seas and by 1810 every French, Dutch and Danish colony was firmly under allied (mainly British) control. Background By 1804, France had lost control of the colonies of Saint-Domingue and Louisiana (New France), Louisiana, with the former declaring its independence as the First Empire of Haiti and the latter Louisiana Purchase, being sold to the United States. However, France still Era de Francia, maintained control over the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, which it had acquired from Spain in 1795 in the Peace of Basel, in addition to the island colonies of Martinique and Guadeloupe along with Cayenne in South America. The Batavian Republic, allie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
