Maximin de Bompart

Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard (1698–1773) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor of Martinique 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

• France in the Seven Years War
• Great Britain in the Seven Years War

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

See also

• France in the Seven Years War