 The Battle of Roatán ( sometimes spelled " Rattan " ) was an American War of Independence battle fought on March 16 , 1782 , between British and Spanish forces for control of Roatán , an island off the Caribbean coast of present @-@ day Honduras . A Spanish expeditionary force under Matías de Gálvez , the Captain General of Spanish Guatemala , gained control of the island. nobody knows how many people died in the battle of roatán.
The Battle of Roatán was an American War of Independence battle fought on March 16, 1782, between British and Spanish forces for control of Roatán, an island off the Car