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Siege of Port Egmont
History of Great Britain
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| | 1770 | North, Frederick | |
| Port Egmont Spain attacks Port Egmont, ending the British presence, The expulsion of the British settlement brings the two countries to the brink of war, but a peace treaty allows the British to return in 1771 with neither side relinquishing sovereignty |
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