French conquest of Saint Kitts (Saint-Christophe) in 1666

E811445

The French conquest of Saint Kitts (Saint-Christophe) in 1666 was a military campaign during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in which French forces seized control of the Caribbean island from the English.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs French conquest of Saint-Christophe in 1666 ⓘ
French seizure of Saint Kitts in 1666 ⓘ
belligerent England ⓘ
France ⓘ
cause outbreak of war between England and France during the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
commanderSide French colonial authorities in the Caribbean ⓘ
conflict Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
conflictType colonial war ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
endDate 1666 ⓘ
followedBy subsequent Anglo-French negotiations over Caribbean islands ⓘ
hasPart French invasion of English-held Saint Kitts ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Lesser Antilles ⓘ
involved English colonial militia ⓘ
French colonial troops ⓘ
location Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Saint Kitts ⓘ
Saint-Christophe ⓘ
objective seizure of English-held Saint Kitts ⓘ
opponent English colonial forces on Saint Kitts ⓘ
partOf Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
precededBy period of Anglo-French rivalry on Saint Kitts ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-French colonial conflicts ⓘ
English colonization of the Americas ⓘ
linked to: Colonial America

French West Indies ⓘ
result French occupation of Saint Kitts ⓘ
French victory ⓘ
significance illustrated vulnerability of English Caribbean colonies during the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
shifted control of a key Caribbean island to France ⓘ
startDate 1666 ⓘ
territorialChange Saint Kitts transferred from English to French control ⓘ
theatre Caribbean theatre of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jean II d’Estrées → notableWork → French conquest of Saint Kitts (Saint-Christophe) in 1666 ⓘ
French conquest of Saint Kitts (Saint-Christophe) in 1666 → result → French occupation of Saint Kitts ⓘ
linked to: French conquest of Saint Kitts (Saint-Christophe) in 1666
French conquest of Saint Kitts (Saint-Christophe) in 1666 → territorialChange → Saint Kitts transferred from English to French control ⓘ
linked to: French conquest of Saint Kitts (Saint-Christophe) in 1666
French conquest of Saint Kitts (Saint-Christophe) in 1666 → alsoKnownAs → French conquest of Saint-Christophe in 1666 ⓘ
linked to: French conquest of Saint Kitts (Saint-Christophe) in 1666