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Military history of Puerto Rico (2 C, ... Pages in category "Military history of the Caribbean" ... Battle of Guadalupe Island (1595) H.
Throughout the colonial history of Barbados, Britain routinely stationed large segments of its West India regimental troops on the island of Barbados. The troops acted principally as a force to secure the island against any invasion by other European powers as well as to help protect other neighbouring British territories in the Eastern Caribbean from invasion.
Military of the British Virgin Islands (2 P) H. Military history of the Caribbean (7 C, 23 P) R. Regiments of Caribbean nations (1 C, 7 P)
Journal of Military History 63.4 (1999): 921. Dunn, Richard. Sugar and Slaves: The Rise of the Planter Class in the English West Indies, 1624–1713 1972. Eccles, Karen E. and Debbie McCollin, eds. World War II and the Caribbean (2017) excerpt; historiography covered in the introduction. Emmer, Pieter C., ed. General History of the Caribbean ...
United States military aircraft production depended upon bauxite imported from the Guianas along shipping routes paralleling the Lesser Antilles. The United States defended the Panama Canal with 189 bombers and 202 fighters, and based submarines at Colón, Panama and at Submarine Base, Crown Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the decolonization wave in the post-war period, and in the tension between Communist Cuba and the United States (U.S.). Genocide, slavery, immigration and rivalry between world powers have given Caribbean history an impact disproportionate to the size of this small ...
Military history of the Caribbean by country (9 C) A. Military of Antigua and Barbuda (2 C, 8 P) B. Military of the Bahamas (3 C, 3 P) Military of Barbados (2 C, 11 P) C.
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