Maximin de Bompart
Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard | |
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Governor general of the French Antilles | |
In office 1750–1757 | |
Preceded by | Charles de Tubières de Caylus |
Succeeded by | François V de Beauharnais |
Governor of Martinique | |
In office 1750–1752 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1698 |
Died | 1773 |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Naval officer |
Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard (1698–1773) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as governor general of the French Antilles between 1750 and 1757. In 1759 he led a French naval force attempting to relieve Guadeloupe which was under attack from British forces during the Seven Years' War.[1] However he landed on Guadeloupe too late to save the island which had formally surrendered on 1 May 1759. Reluctantly Bompart was forced to withdraw and acknowledge British occupation of the island.[2][3]
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Bibliography[]
- Anderson, Fred Crucible of War, Faber and Faber, 2000
- McLynn, Frank 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World, Pimlico, 2005
Categories:
- 1698 births
- 1773 deaths
- French military personnel of the Seven Years' War
- Governors general of the French Antilles