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Franco-Spanish Assault on Diamond Rock
- When
- 31 May - 2 June 1805
- Where
- Diamond Rock, Martinique
- Part of
- Battle of Diamond Rock
A Franco-Spanish flotilla under Captain Julien Cosmao stormed Diamond Rock between 31 May and 2 June 1805, following the arrival of a large combined fleet in May.
The assault was authorized after the arrival of a large combined Franco-Spanish fleet in May 1805. The flotilla included two French seventy-fours, a frigate, a corvette, a schooner, and eleven gunboats. The British defenders, led by Lieutenant James Wilkes Maurice, resisted fiercely, initially surprising the Spanish with a ruse de guerre involving false colours.
Sources
- Battle of Diamond Rock Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
- Diamond Rock Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
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