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On 1 September, Swedish officials under the leadership of Salomon von Rajalin (1757–1825), the island's first Swedish governor, were appointed to administer the island. They sailed from Gothenburg on 4 December 1784 on the frigate Sprengtporten, arriving in Saint Barthélemy on 6 March 1785. In January 1785, the Swedish merchants Jacob Röhl ...
James Haarlef Haasum (January 2, 1791 – June 18, 1871) was a Swedish colonial administrator, who served as governor over Saint Barthélemy from 1826 to 1858, the only Swedish colony in the West Indies at the time.
The surrender of Saint Barthélemy occurred from 19 to 21 March 1801, where the Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy surrendered to a British fleet during the Napoleonic Wars as a result of Sweden joining the Second League of Armed Neutrality against Britain.
Map of New Sweden c. 1650 Seal of the Swedish governor of Saint Barthélemy, 1784–1878. By the middle of the 17th century, the Swedish Empire had reached its greatest territorial extent. The Swedes sought to extend their influence by creating an agricultural ( tobacco ) and fur trading colony to bypass French, English and Dutch merchants.
The same day, the squadron chased an additional ship into the waters of Saint-Barthelemy. The French attempted to enter Swedish waters but were fired upon from Fort Gustavia whereafter they were forced to leave. [5] [2] The ship, while flying an American flag, was in fact a Portuguese vessel that had been captured by Artigas privateers.
The Swedish battery of Fort Gustav III (French: Batterie suédoise du fort Gustav III) (also Fort Gustav or Fort Gustave) [1] [2] is a historic military battery built in 1787. [3] It is located in Gustavia on the island of Saint Barthélemy , a dependency of France in the Caribbean.
For one Swedish Instagram model, having long legs — which now propel her modeling career — was once the cause of bullying. Ia Ostergren is a mom of two whose legs measure an astounding 40 inches.
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