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
Martinique oriole Oriole is listed as vulnerable and more research is needed on the threats and population status of the bird for conservative purposes. Martinique oriole The Martinique oriole ("Icterus bonana") is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Martinique, French West Indies. Martinique is a part of the lesser Antilles, and is located in the Eastern Caribbean. The orioles' habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and plantations. Compared to the other orioles of the Lesser Antilles, this oriole spots the most unusual plumage coloration.