And the end of the Dutch presence in South America ( with the exception of the Guiana ) meant not only the bankruptcy of the WIC , but also the end of the West Dutch empire .

The campaign was the most momentous in Guiana and one of the most beautiful of our historical cycle . ''

The Portuguese conquest of French Guiana was an 1809 military operation Military_operation against Cayenne , capital of the South American colony of French Guiana , in the scope of the Napoleonic Wars .

The Portuguese conquest of French Guiana was an 1809 military operation Military_operation against Cayenne , capital of the South American colony of French Guiana , in the scope of the Napoleonic Wars .

In exchange Exchange for providing Supply troops and transports for the operation , the Portuguese were promised Commitment Guiana as an expansion of their holdings in Brazil for the duration of the conflict .

By the end of January 2014 , cases had been confirmed Check in Saint Barthélemy , as well as the British Virgin Islands , Dominica , and French Guiana .

Betsy began Process_start as a tropical depression north of French Guiana on August 27 , and strengthened Cause_change_of_strength as it moved Motion in a general northwesterly direction .