British capture of St. Eustatius

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The British capture of St. Eustatius was a major 1781 naval and military operation in the Caribbean during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, in which British forces seized the Dutch island that had been a crucial hub for trade and supplies to the American revolutionaries.

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instanceOf battle of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
military operation
belligerent Dutch Republic
Great Britain
cause British desire to cut off Dutch support to American rebels
outbreak of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
commander George Brydges Rodney
Major-General John Vaughan
conflict Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
countryLosingTerritory Dutch Republic
countrySeizingTerritory Kingdom of Great Britain
date 1781
effect controversy over Rodney’s focus on prize-taking
disruption of trade supporting the American Revolution
followedBy French recapture of St. Eustatius
hasMainTarget Dutch island of St. Eustatius
involvedMilitaryBranch British Army
Dutch colonial forces
Royal Navy
location Caribbean Sea
St. Eustatius
linked to: Sint Eustatius
method amphibious landing
naval blockade
opponent United Provinces
opposingCommander Governor Johannes de Graaff
outcome confiscation of large quantities of goods
occupation of St. Eustatius by British forces
seizure of Dutch merchant shipping
partOf American Revolutionary War era
primaryObjective cut off supplies to American revolutionaries
seize Dutch trading center
relatedTo American Revolutionary War
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
George Brydges Rodney
St. Eustatius
linked to: Sint Eustatius
result British victory
startDate 1781-02-03
strategicImportance key entrepôt for arms and supplies to American revolutionaries
major trading hub in the Caribbean
theatreOfWar Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War
yearOfEvent 1781

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Fourth Anglo-Dutch War significantEvent British capture of St. Eustatius
Battle of Fort Royal precededBy Battle of St. Eustatius
linked to: British capture of St. Eustatius
George Brydges Rodney notableWork Capture of Saint Eustatius (1781)
subject linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney
linked to: British capture of St. Eustatius