Battle of Martinique (1780)
The Battle of Martinique, also known as the Combat de la Dominique, took place on 17 April 1780 during the American Revolutionary War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy.
Combat de la Dominique, 17 Avril 1780, by Auguste Louis de Rossel de Cercy (1736–1804)
View of the battle by Thomas Luny.
Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen
Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen was a French admiral who commanded the French fleets that fought the British at the First Battle of Ushant (1778) and the Battle of Martinique (1780) during the American War of Independence.
Luc Urbain du Bouexic, comte de Guichen (1712–1790); posthumous portrait by Paulin Guérin, 1832.
Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen (1712–1790).
Combat de la Dominique, 17 Avril 1780, by Auguste Louis de Rossel de Cercy (1736–1804).