Maximin de Bompart

Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard
Governor general of the French Antilles
In office
1750–1757
Preceded by Charles de Tubières de Caylus
Succeeded by François V de Beauharnais
Governor of Martinique
In office
1750–1752
Preceded by André Martin de Pointesable
Succeeded by Alexandre Rouillé de Rocourt
Personal details
Born 1698
Died 1773
Nationality French
Occupation Naval officer

Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard (1698–1773) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as governor general of the French Antilles between 1750 and 1757. In 1759 he led a French naval force attempting to relieve Guadeloupe which was under attack from British forces during the Seven Years' War.[1] However he landed on Guadeloupe too late to save the island which had formally surrendered on 1 May 1759. Reluctantly Bompart was forced to withdraw and acknowledge British occupation of the island.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ McLynn p.113-114
  2. ↑ McLynn p.114-115
  3. ↑ Anderson p.314-15

Bibliography

  • Anderson, Fred Crucible of War, Faber and Faber, 2000
  • McLynn, Frank 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World, Pimlico, 2005
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