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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Basic timeline of Grenada
This post is a basic timeline of Grenada. There are 17 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia
- Carib and Arawakan cultures (Pre-European era)
- Christopher Columbus reports seeing Grenada (1498)
- British settlement in Grenada (1609)
- French settlement in Grenada (1649)
- Netherlands captures Grenada (1650)
- Britain captures Grenada (1762)
- Battle of Grenada (1779)
- Fedon's rebellion (1795)
- British Windward Islands (1833-1959)
- Slavery is abolished in Grenada (1883)
- Hurricane Janet (1955)
- West Indies Federation (1958-1962)
- Grenada gains independence (1974)
- Coup d'état (1979)
- Coup d'état (1983)
- United States invades Grenada (1983)
- Hurricane Ivan (2004)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Grenada at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Grenada.)