Draft:The Bombing of Cabinda
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In 1784, the Portuguese built Fort Santa-Maria in Cabinda, Angola.
The government of Louis XVI considered that the fort was likely to be an impediment to the freedom of navigation of French ships, and entrusted Charles de Bernard de Marigny with the command of a naval expedition with the mission of destroying it.
In 1784, the expedition arrived in Cabinda and opened fire on the fort. The garrison, plagued by malaria and scurvy, surrendered, and the French destroyed the fort once they had left it.
On 30th January 1786, under Spanish jurisdiction, the two nations put an end to their dispute by recognising Portugal's sovereignty over the region and its right to erect a fortress there if it wished, and by confirming France's guarantee of freedom of navigation.
This small conflict, which ended to the mutual satisfaction of both parties, is an example of the use of the gunboat diplomacy, which was quite rare at the time, but was often used in later years.
Bibliography
[edit]- René Pélissier, Les guerres grises. Résistances et révoltes en Angola (1845-1941), published by Pélissier, Montamets, 78630 Orgeval (France), 1978
External Links
[edit]- Faits et considérations relatives aux droits du Portugal sur les territoies de Malembo, de Cabinde et d'Ambriz et autres lieux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique de Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo Sá da Bandeira, 1856 available at Google Books (Cf page 9 onwards)
- Actes pour le rétablissement de la Paix entre la France et le Portugal en Afrique available at Google Books
- As Colónias do Namibe