British Leeward Islands
1671–1816 and 1833–1959 British colony in the Caribbean
The British Leeward Islands was a British colony from 1671 to 1958, consisting of the English (later British) overseas possessions in the Leeward Islands. It ceased to exist from 1816 to 1833, during which time it was split into two separate colonies (Antigua–Barbuda–Montserrat and Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla–Virgin Islands). It was...