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BRITISH COLONIES – Antigua

BRITISH COLONIES – Antigua

The tropical islands of Antigua and Barbuda are located in the heart of the Caribbean about a thousand miles to the east of Jamaica and half that distance from Trinidad on the coast of South America. Antigua was visited in 1493 by Christopher Columbus, who named it...
BRITISH COLONIES – Aden

BRITISH COLONIES – Aden

Aden, situated on the south coast of what is now Yemen, was a British colony since 1839. Commanding the southern entrance to the Red Sea, it was an important British air- and naval base on the route to India. It was also crucial for safeguarding access to Middle...