Strategic consequences and the road to peace
- When
- 1782–1783
- Where
- West Indies and Paris negotiations
- Part of
- Battle of the Saintes
The victory helped force abandonment of the Jamaica invasion and contributed to peace terms less disadvantageous for Britain.
The defeat forced France and Spain to abandon the planned invasion of Jamaica. France lost 15 ships of the line in 1782, nearly half in April alone. Peace negotiations begun in Paris in early 1782 produced a preliminary Anglo-American treaty on 30 November 1782, peace with France and Spain in January 1783, and a full treaty in September 1783; owing to British successes in 1782, the terms were less disadvantageous than anticipated.
Sources
- Battle of the Saintes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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