Capture of Demerara and Essequibo

Capture of Demerara and Essequibo
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Period map showing Dutch colonies in South America
Date 22 January 1782 Location Demerara and Essequibo, South America Result French victory, French occupation of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice until the Treaty of Paris (1783)[1]
Belligerents
France	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Armand of Kersaint Comte de Bouillé	Gov. Robert Kingston
Strength
Frigate Iphigénie 4 Sloops 355 men from the Régiment d'Armagnac and 1ére Legion (Volontaires Étranger de la Marine)	28th Regiment of Foot[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown, Minimum	3 sloops captured[3] 2 brigs captured, 1 sunk[3] 28th Rgt. surrendered

The capture of Demerara and Essequibo was a French military expedition carried out in January 1782 as part of the American Revolutionary War. In 1781 Admiral Lord Rodney sent two sloops from his fleet at Sint Eustatius to take possession of the Dutch colonies of Essequibo and Demerara. In 1782 the French successfully took possession of these settlements, compelling British Governor Robert Kingston to surrender.^[1] The Treaty of Paris in 1783 restored these territories to the Dutch.^[1]