Islands of Refreshment

Islands of Refreshment
1811–1816
Flag of Islands of Refreshment
Flag
Location of Islands of Refreshment
StatusUnrecognised state
CapitalReception
Official languagesEnglish
Government
• Leader
Jonathan Lambert
History 
• Declared
February 4, 1811
• Death of Lambert
May 17, 1812
• Annexed to Cape Colony by United Kingdom
August 14, 1816
Area
• Total
207 km2 (80 sq mi)
Membership4 (1811)
CurrencySpanish dollar
Succeeded by
Cape Colony

Islands of Refreshment was the name given to Tristan da Cunha by its self-proclaimed ruler, Jonathan Lambert, in 1811.[1]

Captain Jonathan Lambert
  1. ^ Fichter, James (December 2008). "The British Empire and the American Atlantic on Tristan da Cunha, 1811–16". The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 36 (4): 567–589. doi:10.1080/03086530802560984. ISSN 0308-6534. S2CID 159678218.

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