Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard (1698–1773) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as governor general of the French Antilles between 1750 and 1757. In 1759 he led a French naval force attempting to relieve Guadeloupe which was under attack from British forces during the Seven Years' War.[1] However he landed on Guadeloupe too late to save the island which had formally surrendered on 1 May 1759. Reluctantly Bompart was forced to withdraw and acknowledge British occupation of the island.[2][3]
Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard | |
|---|---|
| Governor general of the French Antilles | |
| In office 1750–1757 | |
| Preceded by | Charles de Tubières de Caylus |
| Succeeded by | François V de Beauharnais |
| Governor of Martinique | |
| In office 1750–1752 | |
| Preceded by | André Martin de Pointesable |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Rouillé de Rocourt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1698 |
| Died | 1773 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Naval officer |
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edit- Anderson, Fred Crucible of War, Faber and Faber, 2000
- McLynn, Frank 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World, Pimlico, 2005