Leeward Islands Station

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Leeward_Islands_Station
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:activePeriod 1743–1821
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
gptkbp:disbanded 1821
gptkbp:established 1743
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:English_Harbour,_Antigua
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Antigua
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leeward Islands Station
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Sir_George_Rodney
gptkb:Sir_Samuel_Hood
gptkb:Sir_John_Laforey
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Barbados_and_Leeward_Islands_Station
gptkbp:purpose protect British interests in the Caribbean
gptkbp:successor gptkb:North_America_and_West_Indies_Station
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samuel_Hood,_1st_Viscount_Hood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5