<Li> Dominica--The island was captured from the French in 1761 . The French occupied it again from 1778 to 1783 . Dominica became independent in 1978 . </Li> <Li> Trinidad and Tobago--The island of Tobago was captured in 1762 . The island of Trinidad was captured from the Spanish in 1797 . The two governments were joined in 1888 . They became independent in 1962 . </Li> <Li> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines--Saint Vincent was colonised in 1762 . France captured it in 1779 but returned it to Britain in 1783 . The islands were part of the British colony of the British Windward Islands from 1871 to 1958 . The nation gained full independence in 1979 . </Li> <Li> Grenada--The island was conquered from France in 1762 . The French reoccupied it from 1779 to 1783 . It became independent in 1974 . </Li>

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