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

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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.

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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

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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