Invasion of Guadeloupe (1759)

Invasion of Guadeloupe
Part of the Seven Years' War

The taking of Fort Louis, Guadeloupe, James Grant
Date22 January – 1 May 1759
Location
Result British victory
Territorial
changes
Guadeloupe occupied by the British until 1763
Belligerents
 Great Britain  France
Commanders and leaders
Peregrine Hopson
John Barrington
Maximin de Bompart
Strength
6,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The British expedition against Guadeloupe was a military action from January to May 1759, as part of the Seven Years' War. A large British force had arrived in the West Indies, intending to seize French possessions. After a six-month-long battle to capture Guadeloupe they finally received the formal surrender of the island, just days before a large French relief force arrived under Admiral Maximin de Bompart.

Though the island was eventually ceded back to the French, the capture of the island contributed to the Annus Mirabilis of 1759.