Capture of St Lucia, 26th April 1796 - 24th May 1796

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Capture of St Lucia

26th April 1796 - 24th May 1796
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Capture of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice 23.4.1796 - 2.5.1796
Next action : Niger vs Ecureuil 27.4.1796
 

Great Britain

 
British Squadron, Hugh Cloberry Christian (1747-1798)
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Ganges (74) Benjamin Archer (d.1795), Lancelot Skynner (1766-1799), Robert McDougall (1729-1816)
Astraea (32) Richard Lane (d.1799)
Pelican (18) John Clarke Searle
Bulldog (16) Henry George Fownes
 

Notes on Action


DescriptionTRN4
Christian's first object was the reinforcement of St. Lucia. On April 26th, with a squadron, in which was a large body of troops under Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, he made for that island, off which he arrived on the following morning. A landing was at once effected in Longueville Bay, under the guns of the Ganges, 74, Captain Robert M'Douall, and the Pelican, 18, Commander John Clarke Searle. On the 28th another landing was made in Choc Bay, and, on the 29th, a third, in Anse La Baye. Eight hundred seamen, under Captain Richard Lane, of the Astrcea, 32, and Commander George Frederick Eyves, of the Bulldog, bomb, were then set ashore to co-operate in the projected military operations. Morne Chabot was carried on April 28th; but, on May 3rd, an attack on some batteries, and, on May 17th, an assault on Vigie, were repulsed with heavy loss. The French, however, finally retired to Morne Fortunee; and, on May 24th, the whole island capitulated, 2000 men surrendering. From St. Lucia the expedition went to St. Vincent, which capitulated, after an obstinate resistance, on June llth, and to Grenada, which surrendered a few days later. In June, Christian was relieved in the command of the Leeward Islands' station by Rear-Admiral Henry Harvey, and returned to England in the Beaulieu.

Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
TRN4The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IVWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
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