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  2. Invasion of the Danish West Indies - Wikipedia

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    The second British Invasion of the Danish West Indies took place in December 1807 when a British fleet captured the Danish islands of Saint Thomas on 22 December and Saint Croix on 25 December. The Danes did not resist and the invasion was bloodless.

  3. Danish West Indies - Wikipedia

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    The second British invasion of the Danish West Indies took place during the Napoleonic Wars in December 1807 when a British fleet captured St Thomas on 22 December and Saint Croix on 25 December. The Danes did not resist and the invasion was bloodless.

  4. Saint Croix - Wikipedia

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    A British fleet captured St. Thomas on 22 December and St. Croix on 25 December. Denmark-Norway did not resist and the invasion again was bloodless. This occupation lasted until 20 November 1815. Both invasions were due to Denmark's alliance with France during the Napoleonic Wars. Upon the conclusion of a peace with France, the islands were ...

  5. History of the United States Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    In 1625, The English and Dutch took joint possession of Saint Croix. [19] The island was later settled by the French too, leaving all three of these populations living in separate settlements. [18] A 1645 conflict between the Dutch and English settlers resulted in the Dutch population fleeing to the Islands of St. Eustatius and St. Martin. The ...

  6. Dutch Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    Saint Croix (Dutch: Sint Kruis): First fortified by the WIC in 1625, which was the same year that Britain wanted to establish themselves there as well. French Protestants joined the Dutch. During this period, the Dutch occupied the east side of the island, and the British the west. In 1650, the fortress was abandoned after a conflict with the ...

  7. Dutch colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The Dutch established a base on St. Croix (Sint-Kruis) in 1625, the same year that the British did. French Protestants joined the Dutch but conflict with the British colony led to its abandonment before 1650. The Dutch established a settlement on Tortola (Ter Tholen) before 1640 and later on Anegada, Saint Thomas (Sint-Thomas), and Virgin Gorda ...

  8. Danish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Denmark–Norway started colonies on St. Thomas in 1665 and St. John in 1683 (though control of the latter was disputed with Great Britain until 1718), and purchased St. Croix from France in 1733. During the 18th century, the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea were divided into two territorial units, one British and the other Dano-Norwegian.

  9. List of wars involving the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    Dutch expedition on the west coast of Sumatra (1831) Dutch Empire Aceh Sultanate: Victory: First Sumatran expedition (1832) United States Dutch Empire: Chiefdom of Kuala Batee Victory: Dutch–Ahanta War (1837-1839) Dutch Empire: Ahanta Kingdom Victory. Ahanta becomes a Dutch protectorate; Second Sumatran expedition (1838) United States Dutch ...