♀ Priscilla B Hoskins

1785 - 1853

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1785

1785 • The British government establishes a permanent land force in the Eastern Caribbean, based in Barbados.

1809


Age: 24y
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1810


Age: 25y
1810 27Battle of Grand Port: The French force the British Royal Navy fleet attempting to blockade a harbour on Isle de France (Mauritius) to surrender.

1830


Age: 45y
1830 • The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengal Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India.

1840


Age: 55y
1840 Joseph Strutt hands over the deeds and papers concerning the Derby Arboretum, which is to become England's first public park.

1850


Age: 65y
1850 • The USS Advance puts to sea from New York to search for John Franklin's Arctic expedition.

1853


Nov 6
Age: 68y

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