Follow William Dickson through 1 dated historical records for Great Britain.
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The Royal Navy builds a base at Stanley, and the islands become a strategic point for navigation around Cape Horn. British forces return and inform the Argentine commander that they intended to assert British sovereignty, existing settlers are allowed to remain, with an Irish member of Vernets settlement, William Dickson, appointed as the Islands governor
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