Talk:Battle of Grenada

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Was it indecisive as stated in the text, or a French tactical and strategic victory, as stated in the info box, despite the French losing many more men killed and wounded? Dabbler 18:49, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Well spotted. Strategically it was clearly a French victory as D'Estaing had taken the island and Byron failed to dislodge him. Tactically it's a little less clear cut. Byron botched his attack; the French ships were better handled, but D'Estaing failed to take full advantage and cut off the damaged British ships. The French typically lost more men in battles of the period as they tended to fire at the rigging while British ships tended to fire into the hulls (hence killing more men). JimmyTheOne 21:14, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Georgetown"

There is no "Georgetown" on the southwest coast of Grenada. Should this reference be changed to St. George's, Grenada? --Russ Blau (talk) 16:08, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Battle of Grenada

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[edit] "Georgetown"

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