battle, early modern

Capture of Cayenne (1667)

Name: Capture of Cayenne (1667)
Location: France

Capture of Cayenne (1667) was a battle fought in 1667 in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Second Anglo-Dutch War, which ran from 1665 to 1667. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: 300 soldiers & militia against 9 ships; 800 sailors and troops.

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Fought1667

WhereFrance4.939N, 52.335W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeEnglish victory

BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstEngland

Casualties and losses200 killed, wounded or captured; All stores captured or burntandLight

Part ofSecond Anglo-Dutch War1665 to 1667

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Dutch War

13 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1667 (year precision)
Place	France 4.939N, 52.335W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	300 soldiers & militia	9 ships; 800 sailors and troops
Casualties and losses	200 killed, wounded or captured; All stores captured or burnt	Light
Commanders	Governor Lefebvre de Lézy	Rear admiral

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Recapture of Fort Zeelandia 1667, 327 km W
Capture of Demerara and Essequibo 1782, 677 km W
Battle of Pagallos 1817, 1037 km NW
First Battle of Tobago 1677, 1155 km NW
Second Battle of Tobago 1677, 1155 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Landguard Fort 2 July 1667
After: Recapture of Fort Zeelandia 13 October 1667
All 13 engagements of Second Anglo-Dutch War

Elsewhere in 1667

Capture of Cayenne (1667) is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15147766, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Cayenne (1667), revision 1370608455, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.