Saint Vincent and the Grenadines History

Sovereignty. England claimed but did not occupy St. Vincent in 1627, it was considered neutral by 1660, and Carib Indians repelled European settlements until France founded Barrouallie in 1719. Great Britain 1722, neutral 1748, Great Britain and France 1756, Great Britain 1763, France 1779, Great Britain 1783, and made fully independent in 1979.