`` Junon '' was on a mission Arranging to carry Carry_goods trade goods from the Îles des Saintes near Guadeloupe back to France and was part of a succession of French warships sent Sending during 1808 and the early months of 1809 in an effort to break Destroying the British blockade Besieging of the French Caribbean , which was destroying Destroying the economies and morale of the islands .

Having landed supplies Supply , `` Junon '' 's return Arriving cargo was intended to improve Cause_to_make_progress the economic situation on Guadeloupe with much needed oceanic trade .

Less than a year after her capture Conquering , a French convoy to Guadeloupe recaptured Conquering and destroyed Destroying `` Junon '' ; the British subsequently intercepted Hold and defeated Conquering the convoy in turn .

After a desultory naval bombardment Attack on 19 January that again had little effect on the port 's defences Defending , they withdrew , and decided Deciding instead to attack Attack Guadeloupe , home to a significant body of French privateers .

The expedition Attack was successful at Guadeloupe , which surrendered Surrendering to them in May 1759 .

The Action Response of 22 January 1809 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter off the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter .

The action Response was fought Hostile_encounter as part of the blockade of Guadeloupe and neighbouring Martinique by a large British Royal Navy squadron , which was seeking to cut Removing the islands off from contact Communication and supplies Supply from France by preventing Preventing_or_letting the passage of shipping Motion from Europe to the islands .

Driven away from Cayenne by Portugal ( allies of Britain , and fighting France themselves in be Peninsular War Hostile_encounter ) , who had recently captured Conquering the colony , `` Topaze '' took Giving refuge under the gun batteries of Guadeloupe .

Martinique , like nearby Guadeloupe , was a major threat to British trade in the Caribbean , providing Supply a sheltered base from which privateers and French Navy warships could raid Attack British shipping and disrupt Attack the trade routes that maintained Preserving the British economy .

With Martinique defeated Conquering , British attention in the region turned Becoming against Guadeloupe , which was captured Conquering the following year .

One fatality occurred Coming_to_be when a woman in Guadeloupe unsuccessfully attempted to drive her car across a flooded Motion roadway .

Martinique were selected Choosing as hosts over fellow bidders Guadeloupe and Barbados .

By the end of the year , it had spread Dispersal to Martinique and Guadeloupe , with suspected cases in Saint Barthélemy .

Still moving Self_motion westward , the system reached Arriving Category 4 intensity before striking Guadeloupe on September 12 , where it brought Bringing great destruction Destroying and resulted in Causation 1,200 deaths .

The islands of Martinique , Montserrat , and Nevis also reported Reporting damage and fatalities , but not nearly as severe as in Guadeloupe .

It later crossed Motion_directional over Guadeloupe , St. Croix and St. Thomas on September 17 and 18 as a Category 4 hurricane Catastrophe .

After the crash Catastrophe Air France pilots criticized Judgment_communication under-developed airports with facilities that were ill-equipped to handle Hold jet aircraft , such as Guadeloupe 's airport .

There were five deaths Death in association with Iris—four in Martinique , and one in Guadeloupe .

The storm strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a hurricane Catastrophe and was quickly intensifying Cause_change_of_strength when it struck Attack the French overseas region of Guadeloupe on September 27 .

Damage on Guadeloupe was estimated at $ 50 million , and there were 40 deaths .

It moved Motion briskly west-northwest , passing Motion_directional between the islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe .