Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War

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naval theatre theatre of war

The Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War was the arena of intense naval and colonial conflict among Britain, Spain, France, and their allies over strategic islands and trade routes in the West Indies.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Caribbean theater of the American Revolutionary War	2
West Indies theatre of the American Revolutionary War	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	naval theatre ⓘ theatre of war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	West Indies theatre of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	colonial warfare ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
endTime	1783 ⓘ
includedCampaign	British Caribbean campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ French Caribbean campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Caribbean campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedCountry	Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedTerritory	Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ Curaçao NERFINISHED ⓘ Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadeloupe NERFINISHED ⓘ Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Martinique NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Kitts NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinidad NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyResource	slave-based plantation economy ⓘ sugar plantations ⓘ
locatedIn	Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorBelligerentAlliance	France, Spain, and their allies ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain and its allies NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Martinique (1780) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Martinique (1781) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Chesapeake–Caribbean convoy actions NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Saintes NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableOperation	French and Spanish invasion of Jamaica (planned but not executed) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSiege	Siege of Brimstone Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Pensacola NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ global conflict between Britain and the Bourbon powers ⓘ
relatedTo	Anglo-French War (1778–1783) NERFINISHED ⓘ Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	territorial adjustments among European colonial powers in the Caribbean ⓘ
startTime	1778 ⓘ
strategicFor	Atlantic trade routes ⓘ control of colonial possessions ⓘ sugar trade ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) → theatre → Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

The Saints → theaterOfWar → Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caribbean theater of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Fort Royal → theatre → Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of St. Kitts → theater → Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caribbean theater of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of the Mona Passage → theatre → Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of the Saintes → theatre → Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Indies theatre of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of St. Lucia (1778) → theatre → Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ