Battle of the Saintes
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title:
Battle of the Saintes
text:
The Battle of the Saintes, also known as the Battle of Dominica, was an important naval battle in the Caribbean between the British and the French that took place 9–12 April 1782. The British victory was considered their greatest over the French during the American Revolutionary War. The British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney defeated a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse, forcing the French and Spanish to abandon a planned invasion of Jamaica. The battle is named after the Îles des Sa
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Naval Battle of American Revolutionary War (1782)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Saintes
date created:
2003-11-13T19:54:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T17:26:17Z
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