Thomas Warner (son of the governor of…

1668 CE

Thomas Warner (son of the governor of St. Kitts) had claimed Saint Lucia for England in 1664, bringing one thousand men there to defend it from the French, but after two years there were only eighty-nine left, mostly due to disease.

The island  be for years after this venture will officially traded back and forth between the English and the French in various treaties, as a bargaining chip in negotiations.

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Castries Saint Lucia View →

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France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Saint Kitts (English Colony) View → Saint Lucia (French colony) View → England, (Stewart, Restored) Kingdom of View →

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Colonization of the Americas, French View → Colonization of the Americas, English View →

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Fish and game View → Weapons View → Hides and feathers View → Strategic metals View → Slaves View → Land View → Tobacco View →

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Topic: Anglo-French War of 1123-35
Location: Wilmington New Castle Delaware United States
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