EVENT INFORMATION

3
Februari
1781

British forces seize Sint Eustatius

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📅 3 Februari 1781 📍 Caribbean, Sint Eustatius

Admiral Rodney’s forces captured the Dutch island and confiscated property and trade goods. The raid targeted a Caribbean entrepôt used by many nations, including suppliers to the American Revolution. The occupation disrupted island life and turned colonial commerce into wartime spoils.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

George Brydges Rodney

Johannes de Graaff

Organisaties in dit Evenement

British Royal Navy

Dutch West India Company

Sint Eustatius residents