Invasion of Martinique (1674) Martinique, the headquarters of the French colonial venture in the Caribbean. The Dutch believed that the capture of Martinique would enable them to quickly conquer France's other island outposts and rebuild their own war-ravaged network of Caribbean plantations, giving them dominance of the entire Lesser Antilles island chain. To achieve these aims, the Dutch assembled a powerful invasion force under Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, widely regarded as the greatest naval commander of the age, whose crushing victories had driven the English out of the war. Under his commanded sailed a fleet of eighteen major warships including his 80-gun flagship "De
1993 Caribbean Cup 1993 Caribbean Cup The 1993 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Jamaica. The two finalists qualified for the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. qualified as host country. Played in Grenada. Played in Georgetown, Guyana. qualified after walkovers from and , but then it was replaced by , due to unknown reasons. Played in Anguilla. Played in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Played in Martinique, French Guiana and Guadeloupe. and qualified for 1993