The Battle of Fort Royal was a naval battle fought off Fort Royal, Martinique in the West Indies during the American War of Independence on April 29, 1781 between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Casus belli is a Latin expression from the international law theory of Jus ad bellum. ... Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, 1724–1816 by James Northcote, painted 1784 For other related uses, see Admiral Hood Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (December 12, 1724-January 27, 1816) was a British admiral. ... François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse (1722-14 January 1788 (Paris)), French admiral, was born at Bar-sur-Loup, in the present département of the Alpes-Maritimes. ... The Battle of St. ... The Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782: surrender of the Ville de Paris by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1783, shows Hoods Barfleur, centre, attacking the French flagship Ville de Paris, right. ... The French battleship Orient burns, 1 August 1798, during the Battle of the Nile A naval battle is a battle fought using ships or other waterborne vessels. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...