Other names:

What:
Mid Oct 1777, Maj. Dalrymple (British) attacked Rattan (Roatán)?
?? Oct 1782, Col. Edward Despard (British), "spoiling attack" on Black River settlement

Where:
16.385, -86.4, Rattan (Roatán)
15.982504, -85.0155, Black River

Maps: [map notes]

• 16.385, -86.4, Rattan (Roatán)
• Multimap.
• Google Aerial or hybrid.
• Mapquest. Aerial or street view. Zoom out 1 time.
• Confidence: 3

• 15.982504, -85.0155, Black River
• Multimap.
• Google Aerial or hybrid.
• Mapquest. Aerial or street view. Zoom out 1 time.
• Confidence: 3

Sources:

• Boatner:
  p.509. Rattan (Roatán)
  p.510. Black River

• Rattan Island, 1764:

  

• Black River Settlement, 1764:

  

• A draught of the Bay of Honduras and part of the Musquetto Shore. Corected, ... by George Robertson. [1764?]. Library of Congress.

• Map of Honduras from Univ. of Texas.

• Modern map of Honduras.

• "Naval Battles 1776-1800", map. Not found.

• "Sailing Navies: Chronology - 1775 to 1799". Not listed.

• CIA map: Central America and the Caribbean

• RevWar75   Neither found.
  

  Related sites: Omoa, St. George's Key,   Cabo Gracias a Dios, Bartola Island, Fort San Juan

  Confidence level: See above