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The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Nevis (Great Britain)
St. Christopher (Great Britain)
Saint-Christophe (France)
Saint Christopher-Nevis (Great Britain)
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Establishment
August 1620: James VI and I of Scotland and England granted a Royal Patent for colonisation of Nevis to the Earl of Carlisle in 1620. European settlement did not begin until 1628, establishing Nevis as a British territory.
Chronology
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Was a revolution in England and Scotland that led to the deposition of Catholic King James II.
November 1688: By November 1688 William of Orange, who was Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and his wife Mary, were in control of England and Wales. They would later become King and Queen of Great Britain.
Were a series of wars in Europe (and the overseas possessions of European countries) the 16th, 17th and early 18th that started after the Protestant Reformation. Although the immediate causes of the wars were religious, the motives were complex and also included territorial ambitions.
2.1.Second Anglo-Dutch War
Was a conflict between England and the Dutch Republic partly for control over the seas and trade routes.
2.1.1.Treaty of Breda
Was the treaty that ended the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
2.2.Nine Years' War
Was a conflict between France and the Grand Alliance, a coalition including the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, England, Spain, and Savoy. It is considered the first war that saw fighting globally because battles occured in Europe, America, Africa and India.
2.2.1.Asia and the Caribbean (Nine Years' War)
Were battles that took place in Asia and in the Caribbean during the Nine Years' War.
August 1689: The French sieged English Governor Thomas Hill's troops at Fort Charles, forcing their to surrender.
Was the war of independence of the United States of America (at the time the Thirteen Colonies) against Great Britain.
3.1.Anglo-French War (1778-1783)
Was a war between France, allied to the United States, and Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War.
September 1783: St Kitts was recognised as British territory in the Treaty of Paris.
3.1.1.French Invasion of St. Kitts
Was the French invasion of St. Kitts, in the Caribbean, during the American Revolutionary War.
January 1782: French forces land on Saint Kitts.
January 1782: After landing on Saint Kitts, the French troops of the Marquis de Bouillé stormed and besieged Brimstone Hill.
February 1782: After a month of siege the heavily outnumbered and cut-off British garrison of St. Christopher surrendered to the French.
January 1624: The first English colony was established in 1623 on the island of St. Christopher, now known as St. Kitts. The colony was founded by Sir Thomas Warner and was the first English settlement in the Caribbean.
September 1629: Spanish occupation of St. Christopher.
January 1631: The Spanish leave the central part of Saint Christopher island to the British.
January 1631: The Spanish leave two coastal tips of Saint Christopher island to the French.
January 1636: In 1635, the territory of Saint-Christophe in France was transferred to the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique. This company was a French trading company established by Cardinal Richelieu to manage the colonization and trade in the Caribbean islands.
January 1675: Saint Christophe island fell under the Compagnie des Indes Occidentales.
June 1690: In 1690 the French left the central part of St. Christopher Island to the British.
July 1690: In 1690, during the Nine Years' War, the English under the command of Admiral William Phips occupied the entire island of Saint-Christophe (now St. Kitts) in the Caribbean. The French governor, Charles de Pechpeyrou-Comminges, surrendered the island to the English forces, leading to a period of British control lasting until 1699.
January 1699: From July 16, 1690, to January 13, 1699, the English occupied the entire island of Saint-Christophe. However, in 1699, the territory was officially transferred back to Saint-Christophe, a French colony.
March 1702: As William III of England was also the de facto ruler of the Dutch Republic (as Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic), the Personal Union between Netherlands and Great Britain ended at his death.
July 1702: The British annex the French part of St. Kitts.
January 1883: Anguilla was federated with St Kitts and Nevis in 1882.
January 1981: The Anguilla Act (1980) also ended the Associated State of St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla.
September 1983: St. Kitts and Nevis achieved full independence.
Selected Sources
Israel, J. I. (1995): The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall, Clarendon Press, pp. 959-960
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