Capture of the Bahamas (1783)
| Capture of the Bahamas (1783) | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Map of New Providence and Nassau | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Andrew Deveaux | Don Antonio Claraco Sauz | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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227 regulars, militia & volunteers 7 ships |
600 regulars, sailors & marines 7 ships 50 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
600 captured (later repatriated) 50 cannons captured 7 ships captured | ||||||
The Capture of the Bahamas took place in April 1783, late in the American Revolutionary War, when a Loyalist expedition under the command of Andrew Deveaux set out to retake the Bahamas from the Spanish. The expedition was successful and Nassau fell without a shot being fired. It was one of the last actions of the entire war.