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St. Christophe (French)

D'Esnambuc's foothold — both ends of St. Kitts, and the springboard for the French Antilles.

Ceded entirely to Britain at Utrecht, 1713.

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Further reading

• The Sugar Barons Matthew Parker · 2011

  Treats the shared Anglo-French island of St. Christophe as the springboard of both empires' Antilles.

• Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean Carrie Gibson · 2014

  Broad Caribbean context for d'Esnambuc's French foothold on St. Christophe (not St-Christophe-specific).

Sources

• History of Saint Kitts and Nevis — Wikipedia (French Saint-Christophe)