Difference between revisions of "Port-de-Paix"
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|Location = 20N 73W | |Location = 20N 73W | ||
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| − | |Population = 2000 | + | |Population = 2000 (-1) |
|Forts = 6 | |Forts = 6 | ||
|Commodities = NA | |Commodities = NA | ||
|Merch = -1 | |Merch = -1 | ||
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| − | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-de-Paix Wikipedia] | + | <p>See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-de-Paix Wikipedia]</p> |
| + | Port-de-Paix is one many small settlements of the Huguenots, but by the middle of the 17th century becomes the unofficial capital of French power and influence in the West Indies, a major anchorage for privateers, and a favorite hiding place for those hunted by France’s enemies. | ||
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=Timeline= | =Timeline= | ||
| + | 29 Jan 1725: | ||
| + | *Arrived overnight | ||
| + | *Took [[Geoffrey de Saloman]] to a strange duel on a remote island nearby | ||
| + | *[[William Rogers]] attended a ball with [[Wilhelmina Deering]] on a spy mission | ||
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| − | + | File:Sd-map-portdepaix1785.jpg | |
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| − | [[Category:SeaDogs]][[Category:Locations (Sea Dogs)]] | + | [[Category:SeaDogs]][[Category:Locations (Sea Dogs)]][[Category:France]][[Category:Saint Domingue]] |
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See Wikipedia
Port-de-Paix is one many small settlements of the Huguenots, but by the middle of the 17th century becomes the unofficial capital of French power and influence in the West Indies, a major anchorage for privateers, and a favorite hiding place for those hunted by France’s enemies.
Timeline
29 Jan 1725:
- Arrived overnight
- Took Geoffrey de Saloman to a strange duel on a remote island nearby
- William Rogers attended a ball with Wilhelmina Deering on a spy mission
