Invasion of Guadeloupe | |||||||
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Part of the Hundred Days | |||||||
Map of Guadeloupe | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom Bourbon France | Napoleonic France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
James Leith Comte de Vaugiraud | Comte de Linois | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000 2 corvettes 1 schooner 4 brig-sloops 2 sloops 1 brig 2 troopships 53 transports and hired ships | 6,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
16 killed 51 wounded 4 missing | Unknown |
The Invasion of Guadeloupe (8–10 August 1815) was the last conflict between French and British forces during the Napoleonic Wars and took place after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.