Editing Baie-Mahault (section)

==History==
Baie-Mahault may be named for a variety of [[mangrove]] called ''mahault'' or ''mahot'' common in this area.

On 29 November 1808, during the [[Napoleonic Wars]], boats from [[French corvette Lynx (1804)|HMS ''Heureux'']] attacked French vessels in the harbour and the batteries protecting them. The captain of ''Heureux'' was killed and one of his men was wounded. The British succeeded in destroying the guns of one of the two batteries, and in capturing a schooner.<ref>Long, William H. (1895) ''Medals of the British navy and how they were won: with a list of those officers, who for their gallant conduct were granted honorary swords and plate by the Committee of the Patriotic Fund''. (London: Norie & Wilson).</ref>

In 1843 there was a severe earthquake. In October 1865, a [[cholera]] epidemic flared up. In Guadeloupe, from October 1865 to June 1866, 12,000 inhabitants perished. Mahault Bay was the first and worst hit by the epidemic.

In 1910, the Darboussier Factory was constructed. In 1918, the TSF radio station was built. An electric generating plant was built in 1934 which supplied Guadeloupe. The [[1928 Okeechobee hurricane]] destroyed much of the town. The church and the presbytery were rebuilt in 1933. The Gabarre bridge and the industrial and commercial park of Jarry, the largest in Guadeloupe, were built. In 2001, Ary Chalus became mayor.