Antigua
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Was an English and later British colony in the Caribbean.
Establishment
January 1633: Antigua conquered by great britain.
Chronology
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Were a series of conflicts mainly fought between the Dutch Republic and England (later Great Britain) from mid-17th to late 18th century.
1.1.Second Anglo-Dutch War
Was a conflict between England and the Dutch Republic partly for control over the seas and trade routes.
January 1667: French capture of the English island of Antigua.
June 1667: The Battle of Nevis in 1667 was a significant naval engagement between the English and French forces in the Caribbean. The English victory, led by Admiral Sir John Harman, resulted in the recapture of Antigua and Montserrat from the French, solidifying English naval control in the region.
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.
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.
November 1981: Antigua and Barbuda gained full independence.
Disestablishment
November 1981: Antigua and Barbuda gained full independence.
Selected Sources
Israel, J. I. (1995): The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall, Clarendon Press, pp. 959-960
