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The Story of

Saint Lucia

1778 – 2019

Island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea

  1. Battle of St. Lucia

    15 December 1778

    The Battle of St. Lucia or the Battle of the Cul de Sac was a naval battle fought off the island of St.

  2. Invasion of Tobago

    24 May 1781 – 2 June 1781

    The French invaded the British-held island of Tobago in 1781 during the Anglo-French War. On 24 May 1781, the fleet of Comte de Grasse landed troops on the island under the command of General Marquis de Bouillé.

  3. COVID-19 pandemic

    1 December 2019

    The global COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It spread to other parts of Asia and then worldwide in early 2020.