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Capture of St Eustatius

Name: Capture of St Eustatius – Great Britain factsheet records
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Great Britain · Warfare / American War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1780Date range

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Chronological records

1780

George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1stFebruary 1780

St Eustatius · Warfare / American War of Independence

Captures the Dutch Carribean Island of Eustatius, cripples the US contrabrand trade

Names involved

George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st

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