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Destructive Caribbean Raid and Invasion Reports 1690
Reports from August 1690 detail a major expedition against Martinique and nearby islands. British forces under Foulke and Floyd attacked St Peter, Cul de Sac, and adjacent plantations, burning houses and destroying sugar works. Casualties exceeded 120 killed and 160 wounded. several officers fell. The French inflicted lighter losses with 38 wounded and 2 prisoners. The narrative chronicles troop movements, landings, sieges, and eventual withdrawal due to sickness and strategic caution, noting Martinique’s geography and colonial stations. A vessel of 36 guns, the Success, arrived after two years from the West Indies, carrying a valuable cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peers
Geafland
Branci Wheeler
Barbadees
Fodke
Godwix
Tore Martinigo
Collonel Foulke
Cul-de-fay- Darie
Waligh
Francis
Abirbadoes
Lilifion
Diamond Bay
Crodingeon
Leeward Islands
Floyd
Foutke
St. Peter‘s
Council of War
Godwin
St. Christopher’s
Foulks
Abrabal
Martiniga
Laticudé
Pratt
Svalu
Edenburgh
Stotland