Battle of Martinique (1794) Battle of Martinique (1794) The Battle of Martinique was a successful 1707-1800 Kingdom of Great Britain month and a half invasion from February 5th to March 24th of 1794 of the 1792-1804 1st Republic of France held island of Martinique in the West Indies, during the 1789-1799 French Revolutionary Wars. During the invasion of Martinique, the British were in negotiations with a French planter, Louis-François Dubuc, who wished to gain British protection, as the then French Constitutional Assembly of the 1st Republic was busy passing a law abolishing slavery, which had actually took place in Paris on 4 February of
Martinique at the CONCACAF Gold Cup Championship was rebranded under that name. Since then, they have qualified for five tournaments, which puts them among the more successful Caribbean teams in tournament history. They qualified for the Knockout Stage once, in 2002, after a 1-0 victory against Trinidad & Tobago. In their first tournament match in 1993, Martinique was on the receiving end of a 9-0 win for Mexico, still the highest victory in tournament history. Seven of those goals were scored by striker Zague, another unique record. Kévin Parsemain, who captained the Martinique national team in 2013 and 2017, is the only Martinican player to score