Battle of Anguilla
| Battle of Anguilla | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Austrian Succession | |||||||
Modern-day view of the site of the French landing | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Arthur Hodge | Le Touché | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 150 soldiers |
2 frigates 3 privateers 2 ship's tenders 759 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 7 killed or wounded |
35 killed or drowned 65 wounded 50 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Anguilla was a military engagement that took place on the British controlled Caribbean island of Anguilla on 1 June 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession. A French force landed 760 men and marched inland but were repulsed with heavy losses by the British who then counter-attacked forcing the French to flee causing the loss of 100 casualties as well as fifty captured.