Invasion of Guadeloupe (1815)

The invasion of Guadeloupe occurred between 8 and 10 August 1815 during the Hundred Days. Following Napoleon's return to power, a conflict began in the French West Indian colony of Guadeloupe over whether or not to support him, which ended on 19 June when Governor Charles-Alexandre Linois declared his support for Napoleon. A British expeditionary force under Lieutenant-general Sir James Leith, augmented by French forces from Martinique, proceeded to set sail for Guadeloupe. Following failed negotiations with Linois, British troops landed on Basse-Terre Island on 8 August and routed defending French troops. After more British troops landed the next day, Linois capitulated on 10 August, with the British occupying the colony until April 1816. The invasion was the final conflict of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.