Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard (1698–1773) was a
French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as governor general of the
French Antilles
The French West Indies or French Antilles (, ; ) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean:
* The two Overseas department and region of France, overseas departments of:
** Guadeloupe, including the islands of Bass ...
between 1750 and 1757. In 1759 he led a French naval force attempting to relieve
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
which was
under attack from British forces during the
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a Great Power conflict fought primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and South Asia. The protagonists were Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of Prus ...
. However he landed on Guadeloupe too late to save the island which had formally surrendered on 1 May 1759. Reluctantly Bompart was forced to withdraw and acknowledge British occupation of the island.
[Anderson pp. 314–15]
See also
*
France in the Seven Years' War
*
Great Britain in the Seven Years' War
References
Bibliography
* Anderson, Fred ''Crucible of War'', Faber and Faber, 2000
* McLynn, Frank ''1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World'', Pimlico, 2005
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1698 births
1773 deaths
French military personnel of the Seven Years' War
Governors general of the French Antilles
French Navy admirals