Early Modern era · 1779
Battle of Grenada
The Battle of Grenada took place on 6 July 1779 during the American Revolutionary War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, just off the coast of Grenada. A British fleet led by Admiral John Byron (the grandfather of Lord Byron) had sailed in an attempt to relieve Grenada, which French forces under Charles Henri Hector, Count of Estaing had just captured.
- When
- 6 Jul 1779
- Where
- Grenada
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Grenada, CC BY-SA 4.0