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Leeward Islands Station

Leeward Islands Station
English Harbour and Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
Active1743–1821
CountryUnited Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeFormation
Part ofRoyal Navy
Garrison/HQNelson's Dockyard

The Leeward Islands Station[1] originally known as the Commander-in-Chief at Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands[2] was a formation or command of the Kingdom of Great Britain and then the United Kingdom's Royal Navy stationed at English Harbour,[3] Antigua, Leeward Islands. It existed from 1743[4] to 1821.

  1. ^ Ward (2011a), pp. 1–2.
  2. ^ Harrison, Simon. "Commander-in-Chief at Barbados & the Leeward Islands". threedecks.org. S. Harrison. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ Ward (2011b), p. 1.
  4. ^ Sanderson (1968), p. 5, 18.

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