Fort Shirley

Fort Shirley is a historic military outpost on the Caribbean island of Dominica. It was built by the British in 1765, and was named for Sir Thomas Shirley. The fort was the location of the 1802 revolt of the 8th West India Regiment. Today, Fort Shirley is part of Cabrits National Park, which was established as a national park in 1986.

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Location: 15.5834, -61.4734, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Invasion of Dominica ⓘ
  1778 French invasion of Dominica

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  Battle of the Saintes ⓘ
  1782 naval battle between British and French navies

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  Fort Shirley ⓘ
  fort in Dominica

1778-09-07T00:00:00Z

1778-09-07T00:00:00Z

1778 Invasion of Dominica

1782-04-09T00:00:00Z

1782-04-12T00:00:00Z

1782 Battle of the Saintes

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Prince Rupert's Head, Dominica 1799 MPHH1-18-1

Aquatint view of Prince Rupert's Head, Dominica

Mountain top view of Fort Shirley,Cabritts -Dominica (3235003959)

View of Prince Rupert's Head, Dominica

Fort Shirley, Portsmouth, Domininca

67 of 'The History of Augusta from the earliest settlement to the present time- with notices of the Plymouth Company, and settlements on the Kennebec; together with biographical sketches and genealogical register' (11245643863)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1978	Dominica	island country, country, sovereign state	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Invasion of Dominica	invasion, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1782	Battle of the Saintes	Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of France, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Tentative World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Shirley	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Prince Rupert's Head, Dominica 1799 MPHH1-18-1		Commons
commons	image		Aquatint view of Prince Rupert's Head, Dominica		Commons
commons	image		Mountain top view of Fort Shirley,Cabritts -Dominica (3235003959)		Commons
commons	image		View of Prince Rupert's Head, Dominica		Commons
commons	image		Fort Shirley, Portsmouth, Domininca		Commons
commons	image		67 of 'The History of Augusta from the earliest settlement to the present time- with notices of the Plymouth Company, and settlements on the Kennebec; together with biographical sketches and genealogical register' (11245643863)		Commons