Raid on Samaná
The Raid on Samaná was a land and naval action where two Royal Navy ships attacked the French held port of Samaná in Santo Domingo on 14 February 1807 during the Napoleonic wars. They captured and burned a fort and then captured a number of ships which included two prizes with only light losses.
| Raid on Samaná | |||||||
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| Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||
Port Napoléon in the Bay of Samana on Santo Domingo | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| James Richard Dacres | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 frigates |
1 Fort 5 ships & prizes | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| two killed and 16 wounded |
1 fort captured & destroyed 3 schooners captured 2 prizes captured | ||||||
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