By the late stages of a long war, tidy formations had given way to opportunistic combinations of whatever ships and troops remained available. The naval force combined ships of the line and frigates with Highlanders, garrison troops, and detachments from several regiments. After the French rejected a summons, the British landed and stormed four lines of entrenchments before reinforcements could arrive. Dominica's surrender on 7 June 1761 gave Rowley another example of an unglamorous operation completed successfully.
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Dominica and an improvised late-war expedition
Available ships and mixed army detachments combine in a rapid operation that captures French Dominica in 1761.