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Brought to you from the forthcoming book by renowned historian
Dr. Lennox Honychurch.
Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ()
This treaty declared that Dominica would remain neutral and be left to the Caribs forever and would not be contested over by the British and French. It was signed in the French city of Aix-La-Chapelle on 7 October 1748. It confirmed agreements of 1660 and 1668; the latter of which stated: "The island of Dominica shall remain in the state in which it now is and shall be inhabited by the savages to which it has been left, so that neither of the two nations may place her under possession." But even while the treaty was being signed there were already French settlers established on the island. In the years that followed, the British accused the French of breaking the terms of the treaty and used this as an excuse to attack and capture the island in 1761.
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