, ▁had ▁sent ▁ships ▁round ▁to ▁Fort ▁Louis . ▁They ▁speed ily ▁batter ed ▁the ▁fort ▁into ▁surrender ▁and ▁installed ▁a ▁g arrison ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁High land ers ▁and ▁Mar ines ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁Bar r ington ▁transferred ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers ▁from ▁Fort ▁Royal , ▁Martin ique , ▁to ▁Fort ▁Louis ▁on ▁the ▁Grande - T er re ▁side ▁of ▁Gu adel oupe . ▁In ▁March ▁he ▁used ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁from ▁which ▁naval ▁transport ▁carried ▁separate ▁forces ▁under ▁Brig ad iers ▁By am ▁Cr ump ▁and ▁John ▁Cla ver ing ▁to ▁attack ▁French ▁positions ▁around ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁attacks ▁were ▁highly ▁effective , ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁capit ulated ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁The ▁French ▁governor ▁Nad au ▁du ▁Tre il ▁signed ▁the ▁capit ulation . ▁ ▁After math ▁▁ ▁The ▁island ▁had ▁been ▁conquer ed , ▁but ▁the ▁climate ▁had ▁not ▁and ▁it ▁took ▁its ▁reven ge . ▁By ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 ▁months ▁that ▁remained ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁nearly ▁ 8 0 0 ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁had ▁found ▁their ▁gra ves ▁in ▁Gu adel oupe . ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁given ▁back ▁to ▁France ▁after ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Paris ▁( 1 7 6 3 ), ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁France ▁dro pping ▁its ▁claim ▁to ▁Canada . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Anderson , ▁Fred . ▁Cru cible ▁of ▁War