Raid on Essequibo and Demerara | |||||||
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Part of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Great Britain | Dutch Republic | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Six vessels | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | 14-15 merchant vessels captured |
The raid on Demerara and Essequibo took place between 24 and 27 February 1781 in the context of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–1784). Six British privateers entered the rivers and captured 15 Dutch vessels before withdrawing.