A few hundred refugees had left in the early nineteenth century from Cape Florida to go to the British-held islands for sanctuary from American enslavement.

After 1908, the UK controlled the island along with the other British-held islands in the Persian Gulf, including what is today the UAE.

In February 1776, American Esek Hopkins led a squadron of over seven ships in an effort to raid the British-held island in order to secure supplies and munitions.

There was even some talk in the Congress for the seizure of the British-held islands of Bermuda and the Bahamas, since they lay but a short distance from the mainland.

In 1781, he blockaded the British-held island of Minorca and soon took part in the Great Siege of Gibraltar as commander of the floating batteries.

The Invasion of Tobago was a French expedition in May 1781 against the British-held island of Tobago during the American War of Independence.

The assault was mounted from the British-held island of Vis further out in the Adriatic Sea.

The team travel via MTB and plane to Castelrosso, a British-held island.

A French invasion of the British-held island of Minorca lead to the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756.

He helped organize militia forces on British-held islands, receiving praise from the landowners for his efforts on their behalf.