Battle of Suriname

Battle of Suriname
Date 5 May 1804 Location Suriname colony Result British occupation of Suriname.
Belligerents
Batavian Republic Supported by: France	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Van Imbyze van Batenburg	Sir Samuel Hood Sir Charles Green, Bt
Strength
Unknown	2,000+ soldiers

The Battle of Suriname or Battle of Surinam was a battle between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom for the control of the Suriname colony.

The colony, which was held by a Dutch garrison, was captured on May 5, 1804 by a British squadron of 31 ships carrying 500 soldiers under the command of Sir Samuel Hood,and Sir Charles Green. Following the capture, Green was made governor general of British Suriname.^[1]

References

• George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) ( ISBN 0442223366).

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