<Li> Grenada--The island was conquered from France in 1762 . The French reoccupied it from 1779 to 1783 . It became independent in 1974 . </Li> <Li> Saint Lucia--The island was captured from the French in 1778, but returned in 1783 . In 1796 and in 1803 it was captured again, but permanently annexed by Britain in 1814 . Saint Lucia became independent in 1979 . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Belize--from 1638 English adventurers used Belize as a source of logwood, a tree used to make a wool dye . The area was claimed by Spain but they had not settled it or been able to control the natives . The Spanish destroyed the British colony in 1717, 1730, 1754 and 1779 . The Spanish attacked a final time in 1798, but were defeated . The colony was known as British Honduras from the 19th century until 1973, when its name changed to Belize . Guatemalan claims to Belize delayed independence, but full independence was granted in 1981 . </Li> <Li> Mosquito Coast (Nicaragua's Caribbean coast)--This area was first settled by the English in 1630 . It was briefly assigned to Honduras in 1859, along with the Bay Islands north of the country, then ceded to Nicaragua in 1860; the area was disputed until a treaty of 1965 divided the Mosquito Coast for each country . </Li> <Li> British Guiana--The English began colonies in the Guiana area in the early 17th century . In the Treaty of Breda, the Dutch gained control of these colonies . Britain later controlled various colonies in the area . Britain ceded Suriname in exchange for New Amsterdam . The Congress of Vienna (1815) awarded the settlements of Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo in the Guiana region to Great Britain; they were united as British Guiana in 1831 . It became independent as Guyana in 1966 . Currently, Venezuela claims sovereignty over half of Guyana's territory . </Li> <Li> Falkland Islands--The British first established a presence on the Falkland Islands in 1765 but were compelled to withdraw for economic reasons related to the American War of Independence in 1774 . The islands continued to be used by British sealers and whalers, although the settlement of Port Egmont was destroyed by the Spanish in 1780 . Argentina attempted to establish a colony in the ruins of the former Spanish settlement of Puerto Soledad, which ended with the British return in 1833 . The islands have been under British control ever since, save for a brief Argentine occupation during the Falklands War of 1982 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Belize--from 1638 English adventurers used Belize as a source of logwood, a tree used to make a wool dye . The area was claimed by Spain but they had not settled it or been able to control the natives . The Spanish destroyed the British colony in 1717, 1730, 1754 and 1779 . The Spanish attacked a final time in 1798, but were defeated . The colony was known as British Honduras from the 19th century until 1973, when its name changed to Belize . Guatemalan claims to Belize delayed independence, but full independence was granted in 1981 . </Li>

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