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Battle of Fort Royal
| Battle of Fort Royal | |||||||
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| Part of the Anglo-French War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Great Britain |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Samuel Hood | François Joseph Paul de Grasse | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 18 ships of the line | 24 ships of the line | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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39 killed 162 wounded[2] | Reports vary[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Fort Royal was a naval battle fought off Fort Royal, Martinique in the West Indies during the Anglo-French War on 29 April 1781, between fleets of the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. After an engagement lasting four hours, the British squadron under Admiral Samuel Hood broke off and retreated. Admiral de Grasse offered a desultory chase before seeing the French convoys safe to port.
- ^ Castex (2004), pp. 175–176.
- ^ a b Clowes (1898), p. 487.
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