Historical place archive

Caribbean in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Caribbean in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people1777–1805

Historical events in Caribbean

1777

1777
HMS Lowestoffe
Horatio Nelson · Military

Serves as lieutenant aboard HMS Lowestoffe in the Caribbean.

1784

1784
HMS Boreas
Horatio Nelson · Military

Commands HMS Boreas on the Leeward Islands station.

1805

1805
West Indies Pursuit
Horatio Nelson · Napoleonic Wars

Chases Villeneuve to the West Indies and back without forcing battle.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Caribbean. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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