page_title: France Antarctique
section_title: Sequels
hierarchical_section_title: France Antarctique / Sequels
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Plan de l'attaque française sur Rio de Janeiro en 1711 par l'escadre de Duguay-Trouin. Plan général de l'attaque daté de 1711, mais probablement plus tardif car le retour ne s'est fait qu'en février 1712. Guerre de Succession d'Espagne. English: Plan of the French attack on Rio de Janeiro in 1711 by the squadron of Duguay-Trouin. General plan of the attack dated 1711, but probably later because the return was only in February 1712. War of Succession of Spain. Português: Plano do ataque francês no Rio de Janeiro em 1711 pelo esquadrão de Duguay-Trouin. Plano geral do ataque datado de 1711, mas provavelmente mais tarde porque o retorno foi apenas em fevereiro de 1712. Guerra de Sucessão da Espanha.
context_page_description: France Antarctique was a French colony south of the Equator, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which existed between 1555 and 1567, and had control over the coast from Rio de Janeiro to Cabo Frio. The colony quickly became a haven for the Huguenots, and was ultimately destroyed by the Portuguese in 1567.
context_section_description: Other projects were made for the occupation of parts of Brazil in 1579, following the death of Sebastian of Portugal at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir, and also in 1582 under Admiral Filippo di Piero Strozzi, cousin of Catherine de Médicis. During that period the crowns of Spain and Portugal were united under the same king, the Dutch attacked and captured Salvador de Bahia and the island of Fernando de Noronha, but a Portuguese-Spanish fleet very soon recovered those cities.
  In the 17th century, France again briefly established a colony in Brazil with the establishment of France Equinoxiale.
  On 21 September 1711, in the 11-day Battle of Rio de Janeiro, René Duguay-Trouin captured Rio de Janeiro, then believed impregnable, with twelve ships and 6,000 men, in spite of the defence consisting of seven ships of the line, five forts, and 12,000 men; he held the governor for ransom. Investors in this venture doubled their money, and Duguay-Trouin earned a promotion to Lieutenant général de la Marine.
caption: Capture of Rio de Janeiro by Duguay-Trouin in 1711
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