Battle of Suriname

The Battle of Suriname or Battle of Surinam was a battle between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom for the control of the Suriname colony.

Battle of Suriname
Date5 May 1804
Location
Suriname colony
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Batavian Republic
Supported by:
France		  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Van Imbijze van Batenburg Sir Samuel Hood
Sir Charles Green
Strength
Unknown 2,000+ soldiers

The colony, which was held by a Dutch garrison, was captured on May 5, 1804, by a British squadron of 31 ships carrying 500 soldiers under the command of Sir Samuel Hood and Sir Charles Green. Following the capture, Green was made governor general of British Suriname.[1] Shrapnel shells were used for the first at the battle, after their creation by Major Henry Shrapnel in Newfoundland.[2]

References
  • George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0442223366).
Specific
  1. Kruijer-Poesiat, Lies (2000). "An Inauguration in Suriname, 1804". Studia Rosenthaliana. 34 (2): 194–197. JSTOR 41442164.
  2. Gooding, Sidney James (1965). An Introduction to British Artillery in North America. Ottawa: Museum Restoration Service. p. 46.


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