6-701: West Indies Campaign may refer to: Dutch West Indies campaign (1781–1782), a series of minor conflicts, in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War and the Anglo-French War West Indies Campaign (1793–1798) , series of military contests mainly in the Caribbean spanning the French Revolutionary Wars West Indies Campaign (1803–1810) , series of military contests mainly in
12-513: A French fleet was approaching. A French expedition in 1782 captured Demerara and Essequibo , although the fate of the other colonies were settled at the conclusion of the war. This article about a battle in British history is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a battle in French history is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
18-678: The Caribbean spanning the Napoleonic Wars See also [ edit ] East Indies campaign (disambiguation) West Indies Campaign Medal , a decoration of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, issued for service in the West Indies campaign (1898) of the Spanish–American War Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title West Indies Campaign . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
24-520: The Dutch colonies as possible, capturing Sint Eustatius , a vital entrepot of French and Dutch trade between their colonies and Europe, in early February 1781. He also captured Saba and Sint Maarten , and orchestrated the capture of the Dutch colonial outposts of Berbice , Demerara , and Essequibo in South America . A planned expedition by Samuel Hood against Curaçao was called off on rumors that
30-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Indies_Campaign&oldid=1137723631 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dutch West Indies campaign The Dutch West Indies campaign
36-768: Was a series of minor conflicts in 1781 and 1782, in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War and the American Revolutionary War . Following Great Britain's declaration of war on the Dutch Republic in December 1780, British Admiral George Brydges Rodney , the commander of the Royal Navy in the West Indies , was notified by a fast-sailing packet ship of the declaration. He immediately acted to ensure control over as many of
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