Invasion of Surinam | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Batavian Republic Supported by: France | United Kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg |
Samuel Hood Sir Charles Green | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 2,000+ soldiers |
The 1804 Invasion of Surinam was a campaign for control of the Dutch colony of Surinam between the Batavian Republic and the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars. The colony, which was held by a Dutch garrison, was captured on 5 May 1804 by a British squadron of 31 ships carrying around 2,000 soldiers under the command of Samuel Hood and Sir Charles Green. Following the capture, Green was made governor general of British Surinam.