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Rule of Falklands, The
History of Great Britain
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| | 1765 | Byron, John | |
| Falklands, The Unaware of the French presence Captain John Byron explored and claimed Saunders Island, at the western end of the group, where he names the harbour of Port Egmont, and sails near other islands, which he claimed for King George III |
| 1770 | North, Frederick | |
| Falklands, The Spain attacks Port Egmont, ending the British presence, The expulsion of the British settlement brings the two countries to the brink of war, but a peace treaty allows the British to return in 1771 with neither side relinquishing sovereignty |
| 1831 | Grey, Charles | |
| 28th Dec Falklands, The Britain takes control of the islands by force with the invasion of the Falkland Islands following the destruction of the Argentine settlement at Puerto Luis by the American sloop USS Lexington |
| 1833 | Dickson, William | |
| Falklands, The British forces return and inform the Argentine commander that they intended to assert British sovereignty, existing settlers are allowed to remain, with an Irish member of Vernet's settlement, William Dickson, appointed as the Islands' governor |
| Falklands, The The Royal Navy builds a base at Stanley, and the islands become a strategic point for navigation around Cape Horn |
| 1833 | Grey, Charles | |
| British forces return and inform the Argentine commander that they intended to assert British sovereignty, existing settlers are allowed to remain, with an Irish member of Vernet's settlement, William Dickson, appointed as the Islands' governor |
| 1945 | Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| 26th July Falklands, The Britain states that as an essential precondition for the fulfilment of UN Resolution 1514, regarding the de-colonisation of all territories still under foreign occupation, the Falklanders have to vote for British withdrawal at a referendum |
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