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Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War.
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Battle of Grenada
1779 naval battle of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Grenada took place on 6 July 1779 during the American Revolutionary War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, just off the coast of Grenada. A British fleet led by Admiral John Byron had sailed in an attempt to relieve Grenada,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Caribbean
Islands and coastal region surrounded by the Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America to the west, and South America to the south, it comprises…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
American Revolutionary War
1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)