A The assault of Rio de Janeiro by the French in 1711

  • René Chartrand Curador Senior do Canada’s National Historic Sites por quase três décadas é hoje escritor free-lancer e consultor histórico. É autor de muitos livros publicados na Inglaterra e na América do Norte.
Keywords: French naval campaigns in Rio de Janeiro, Jean-François Duclerc, Duguay-Trouin

Abstract

This work describes the French crown military efforts (through two naval campaigns in 1710 and 1711) to obtain control of Brazil - the biggest Portuguese colony 300 years ago. This paper also tells of the influence of Rio de Janeiro’s peculiar geography, regarded both in French plans of taking over and in Portuguese defense resources.

Published
2020-06-09
Issue
Vol 8 No 15 (2012): Revista Navigator - Dossiê Território, defesa e atuação militar na América Portuguesa
Section
Dossie