page_title: Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen
section_title: Battle of Martinique
hierarchical_section_title: Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen / Biography / Battle of Martinique
caption_attribution_description: Combat_de_la_Dominique_17_Avril_1780_Rossel_de_Cercy_1736_1804.
context_page_description: Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen was a French admiral who commanded the French fleets that fought the British at the First Battle of Ushant and the Battle of Martinique during the American War of Independence.
context_section_description: In January 1780, Guichen was sent to the West Indies with a strong squadron. On 17 April to the leeward of Martinique, Guichen's fleet met a force under Rodney, leading to the Battle of Martinique. During the engagement, both Rodney's Sandwich and Guichen's Couronne were temporarily cut off from their respective fleets and had to bear the brunt of the battle.
  Two inconclusive actions followed on 15 May and 19 May 1780.
  With the hurricane season approaching in July, Guichen left the West Indies and returned home, reaching Cadiz in September with a convoy of 95 merchantmen. Guichen's second-in-command, Sade de Vaudronne, died at sea as the fleet arrived.
caption: Combat de la Dominique, 17 Avril 1780, by Auguste Louis de Rossel de Cercy (1736–1804).
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