Black River Settlement
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Was a British settlement on the Mosquito Coast of present-day Honduras. It was established in 1732 by a British colonist named William Pitt.
Establishment
January 1733: The Black River settlement was a British settlement on the Mosquito Coast of present-day Honduras. It was established in 1732 by a British colonist named William Pitt.
Chronology
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Was the war of independence of the United States of America (at the time the Thirteen Colonies) against Great Britain.
1.1.Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783)
Was a war between Spain and Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War.
1.1.1.Central America (Anglo-Spanish War of 1779-1783)
Central American theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783).
April 1782: The Black River settlement was located in present-day Belize. The Spanish forces were led by Governor Arturo O'Neill, while the British garrison was under the command of Captain Thomas Paslow. The settlers were primarily British logwood cutters and their families.
August 1782: In 1782, the British, led by Governor Alexander Lindsay, responded to the Spanish occupation of the Black River settlement by regrouping the settlers and sending reinforcements from Jamaica. The British forces, along with the settlers, successfully recaptured the territory from the disease-depleted Spanish force.
August 1787: The Black River settlement was a British outpost in present-day Belize. The transfer of control to Spanish authorities was part of the Treaty of Versailles, which aimed to resolve territorial disputes between Britain and Spain in the region.
Disestablishment
August 1787: The Black River settlement was a British outpost in present-day Belize. The transfer of control to Spanish authorities was part of the Treaty of Versailles, which aimed to resolve territorial disputes between Britain and Spain in the region.
