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In 1631, the Dutch built Fort Amsterdam, therefore occupying the southern portion of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. In 1954 the territory became part of the Netherlands Antilles.
Establishment
January 1632: In 1631, the Dutch West India Company, under the leadership of Peter Stuyvesant, built Fort Amsterdam on Saint Martin. This strategic fort was constructed to protect the Dutch interests in the Caribbean and secure their control over the island.
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.Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
Was a conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic during the American Revolutionary War.
February 1784: The French leave the Dutch part of southern Saint Martin.
Were a series of conflicts between France and several European monarchies between 1792 and 1815. They encompass first the French Revolutionary Wars against the newly declared French Republic and from 1803 onwards the Napoleonic Wars against First Consul and later Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. They include the Coalition Wars as a subset: seven wars waged by various military alliances of great European powers, known as Coalitions, against Revolutionary France - later the First French Empire - and its allies.
2.1.War of the First Coalition
Were a series of wars between the Kingdom of France (later the French Republic) and several European Monarchies. The French Revolution had deteriorated the relations of France with the other European countries, that tried several times to invade France in order to crash the revolutionary government.
April 1795: The French occupy the entire island of Saint Martin.
2.2.French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars - Theatre of war in the overseas colonies
The theatre of war in the overseas colonies during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
May 1793: Dutch control over the entire island of Saint Martin.
December 1802: Great Britain leaves the Island of Saint Martin where the French (northern part of the Island) and the Dutch (southern part of the Island) resume control.
February 1810: The British occupy the entire island of Saint Martin.
January 1816: In 1816, the southern part of Saint Martin was returned to the Dutch.
July 1633: In 1633, the Spanish captured St. Martin, driving off the Dutch colonists.
March 1648: In 1648, the island of Saint Martin lost its value to Spain after the end of the Eighty Years' War. The Spanish abandoned it, allowing the Dutch to return. The French also began settling, leading to a division of the island between the two powers through the Treaty of Concordia.
May 1672: The french occupy the entire island of Saint Martin.
June 1676: The Dutch occupy the entire island of Sint Maarten.
June 1676: The French occupied the entire island of Saint Martin.
January 1690: Southern Saint Martin is given back to the Dutch.
January 1700: In 1699, the French took control of the entire island of Saint Martin, including the Dutch-controlled Sint Maarten.
January 1703: In 1699, the French took control of the entire island of Saint Martin, including the Dutch-controlled Sint Maarten.
April 1703: In 1703, the Dutch took control of the entire island of Saint Martin, which later became the colony of Sint Maarten. This period of Dutch rule lasted until August 1715.
September 1715: In 1715, the northern part of Saint Martin Island was ceded to France.
February 1779: The French occupied the Dutch part of Saint Martin.
December 1954: By 1954, the Charter of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established, providing a framework for relations between Aruba and the rest of the Kingdom. This created the Netherlands Antilles, which united all of the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean into one administrative structure.
Disestablishment
December 1954: By 1954, the Charter of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established, providing a framework for relations between Aruba and the rest of the Kingdom. This created the Netherlands Antilles, which united all of the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean into one administrative structure.
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Sint Maarten (Colony)
