Britain captures new colonies in the Caribbean

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During the year, Britain captures a large number of colonies from other European powers. General Monkton seizes St Vincent, while Martinique is also taken on 12th February, and Grenada on 10th March, all from French possession. Havana is taken from Spain on 14th August, while on the other side of the world, Britain gains the Spain colony of Manila on 6th October.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Britain captures new colonies in the Caribbean". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17790, accessed 28 March 2024.]

17790 Britain captures new colonies in the Caribbean 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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