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Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures from the British the island of Diamond Rock, which guards the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, Martinique.
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1803–1815 series of wars led by Napoleon
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Battle of Diamond Rock
1805 battle of the War of the Third Coalition
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Diamond Rock
Island in Martinique, France
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Fort-de-France
Largest city in Martinique
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