Occupation of Île des Ombres

Occupation of Île des Ombres
Part of the Corsair Resurgence
Map of Île des Ombres, 18.XI.1744 AN.
Date 18–22.XI.1744 AN Location Île des Ombres, waters southeast of Oportia Status Completed; island remains under Oportian occupation
Parties to the conflict
Oportia	Confederacy of the Dispossessed
Commanders and leaders
Commodore Joseph Fouche Colonel Jean-Pierre Montcalm Captain Henri Bergeron	Commander Malik Ibn Rashid (KIA) Captain Zara Al-Mansouri (POW)
Units involved
Naval Carrier Group Fouche 3rd Marine Battalion Naval Special Operations Unit	Île des Ombres Garrison Shore Battery Units
Strength
8 naval vessels 950 marines 120 special forces personnel 24 landing craft	Estimated 400 defenders 6 shore batteries Various small craft
Casualties and losses
23 killed 67 wounded	156 killed 89 captured Multiple defensive positions destroyed
First successful Oportian amphibious assault during the Corsair Resurgence

The Occupation of Île des Ombres was a decisive amphibious assault conducted by the Oportian Security Forces from 18–22.XI.1744 AN during the Corsair Resurgence. The operation resulted in the capture and occupation of Île des Ombres, a strategic island that had previously been the site of a catastrophic Oportian defeat in VII.1744 AN. Led by Commodore Joseph Fouche, the successful assault transformed the island from a symbol of military humiliation into a forward naval base for continued operations against the Confederacy of the Dispossessed.

The occupation followed immediately after the Battle of Serpent's Reef, where Fouche's forces had decimated the Dispossessed naval fleet and killed their supreme commander. With the enemy's maritime capabilities severely degraded, the assault on Île des Ombres represented both a strategic opportunity and a symbolic necessity for restoring Oportian military prestige.

See also

• Battle of Île des Ombres
• Battle of Serpent's Reef
• Corsair Resurgence
• Joseph Fouche
• Naval Carrier Group Fouche
• Confederacy of the Dispossessed