3 ships of the line1 frigate400 men 1031 men Result Spanish victory | Dates 28 Jan 1794 – 29 Jan 1794 | |
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Gabriel de Aristizábal CandyJean-François Papillon none 1031 captured41 artillery guns taken Similar Battle of Orbaizeta, Battle of Tarvis, Battle of Saorgio, Battle of Ettlingen, Battle of Diersheim | ||
The Capture of Fort-Dauphin was a bloodless encounter of the French Revolutionary Wars on which a Spanish expedition under Gabriel de Aristizábal seized Fort-Liberté, then named Fort-Dauphin, from Revolutionary France. The French colonial garrisons, consisting of over a thousand men, surrendered without firing a single shot.
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Capture
The French, blockaded by land and sea were forced to capitulate. When the Spanish seized the fort, Candy, the French commander, was arrested and sent to Mexico to do hard labour, whereas the rest of prisoners were sent to France as prisoners of war.
Aftermath
With the British having captured Pondicherry in Eastern India and Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia and other small islands in the West Indies, the capture of Fort Dauphin by the Spanish troops was an added blow to those who received France in its colonies.