The Battle of Diamond Rock took place between 31 May and 2 June 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, when a Franco-Spanish force dispatched under Captain Julien Cosmao was able to retake Diamond Rock, at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, from the British forces that had occupied it over a year before.
Taking of the rock Le Diamant, near Martinique, 2 June 1805, Auguste Mayer
A cannon is hauled up to the summit of the rock suspended by a cable lashed to the base of Centaur's mainmast
Picturesque Views of the Diamond Rock... A Lodgement under the Rock on the South-west Side
Diamond Rock in 2007
Julien Marie Cosmao-Kerjulien was a French Navy officer, admiral, best remembered for his role in the Battle of Trafalgar.
Portrait of Julien Cosmao by Auguste Mayer
His grave at St Martin cemetery, Brest
The French fleet under Captain Cosmao attacking Diamond Rock. Painting by Auguste Mayer.
Fight of the Romulus