The Caribbean Islands were once the scene of many battles between warring nations, and marks remaining from one of those struggles can be seen in the cliffs by Anse Turin on Martinique. Holes made by cannonballs from a failed British invasion, probably around 1759, riddle the soft rock of the cliffs.
According to local legend, the French governor of Martinique, got wind of an approaching British fleet bent on invading the capitol city of Saint-Pierre at night. The story goes that he had defenders cover the cliffs just south of the capitol with burning lights so that the invading fleet would mistake it for the village. The ruse worked as can be seen by the impact markings on the cliff. The ships’ gunners were remarkably precise even if they were aiming at the wrong target.
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