First British settlement on the Falkland Islands, established 1765
Location of Port Egmont, Falkland Islands
Port Egmont (Spanish: Puerto de la Cruzada; French: Poil de la Croisade) was the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands, on Saunders Island off West Falkland, and is named after John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, who was First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of its founding.
PortEgmont (Spanish: Puerto de la Cruzada; French: Poil de la Croisade) was the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands, on Saunders Island...
The Capture of PortEgmont on 10 June 1770 was a Spanish expedition that seized the British fort of PortEgmont on the Falkland Islands, garrisoned since...
decided that PortEgmont on the western island was the best site for a base. Britain's Cabinet, acting on a July 1765 report by Lord Egmont, immediately...
control of Port Saint Louis and renamed it Puerto Soledad in 1767. On 10 June 1770, a Spanish expedition was sent to the British colony at PortEgmont. Facing...
establishment of Port Louis on East Falkland by French captain Louis Antoine de Bougainville and the 1765 foundation of PortEgmont on Saunders Island...
The following is a list of governors of the Falkland Islands. Historically, several countries have had leaders on the islands with varying titles and degrees...
Aires with five ships and 1,400 soldiers forcing the British to leave PortEgmont. Britain and Spain almost went to war over the islands, but the British...
weather did not arrive at PortEgmont (the British base in the Falkland Islands) until 1 March. Endeavour sailed from PortEgmont on 4 May in a three-month...
Port Stanley Airport (IATA: PSY, ICAO: SFAL) is an airport in the Falkland Islands, two miles (3 kilometres) outside the capital, Stanley. The airport...
residents. Egmont Key is located in Hillsborough County Florida on a narrow strip of the county that extends along the Tampa Port Shipping Channel. Egmont Key...
ships arrive at PortEgmont with over 1400 troops under the command of General Madariaga. The British are forced to abandon PortEgmont and threaten war...
has media related to Puerto Soledad. History of the Falkland Islands PortEgmont Dom Pernety, Antoine-Joseph. Journal historique d'un voyage fait aux...
than 200 people, scattered around the coastline. The largest settlement is Port Howard on the east coast, which has an airstrip. Other settlements include...
t e Falkland Islands Capital: Port Stanley History 1770 Falklands crisis 1833 British Reassertion Hope Place PortEgmont Puerto Soledad 1982 invasion Falklands...
of the Falklands archipelago carried out by his ship HMS Jason out of PortEgmont, the early British settlement situated on Saunders Island off the northwest...
to be used by British sealers and whalers, although the settlement of PortEgmont was destroyed by the Spanish in 1780. Argentina attempted to establish...
It is on the north coast, on the shore of Byron Sound, and overlooks PortEgmont on Saunders Island, the first British settlement in the islands. Behind...
[needs update] The settlement's Spanish name "Puerto Calderón" (meaning "port of the cauldron [or vat]") reflects the area's early history in sealing,...
t e Falkland Islands Capital: Port Stanley History 1770 Falklands crisis 1833 British Reassertion Hope Place PortEgmont Puerto Soledad 1982 invasion Falklands...
Spain The occupied territories are given back to Portugal Capture of PortEgmont (1770) Spanish Empire Río de la Plata Governorate Great Britain Victory...
ships of war to evicted the British from PortEgmont. King Charles III condemned his actions and PortEgmont was returned to the British. Bucareli's position...
Stanley Harbour, a sheltered recess within Port William. Other settlements include Port Louis, Darwin, Port San Carlos, San Carlos, Salvador, Johnson's...
t e Falkland Islands Capital: Port Stanley History 1770 Falklands crisis 1833 British Reassertion Hope Place PortEgmont Puerto Soledad 1982 invasion Falklands...
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