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Events on Tuesday 1 May 1759 1
1759Capture of GuadeloupeBritish expedition seizes French Caribbean colonyA British naval and military expedition captured the sugar-rich French colony of Guadeloupe after a months-long campaign, with the island surrendering on 1 May 1759. The conquest disrupted French Caribbean trade during the Seven Years' War. Guadeloupe was held by Britain until it was returned to France in 1763.