About: Operation Sheepskin

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Operation Sheepskin was a British military operation in the Caribbean, aimed at restoring British rule to the island of Anguilla, after the island had declared itself as an independent Republic. The British government dispatched two Royal Navy ships and 300 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment and 22 officers of the Metropolitan Police to restore order to the island. The operation was a success and British troops were met with no resistance by the islanders, as they had wanted the island to remain a British territory but with direct association with Great Britain, separate from Saint Kitts and Nevis, of which they were a part.

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  • Operation Sheepskin was a British military operation in the Caribbean, aimed at restoring British rule to the island of Anguilla, after the island had declared itself as an independent Republic. The British government dispatched two Royal Navy ships and 300 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment and 22 officers of the Metropolitan Police to restore order to the island. The operation was a success and British troops were met with no resistance by the islanders, as they had wanted the island to remain a British territory but with direct association with Great Britain, separate from Saint Kitts and Nevis, of which they were a part. (en)
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  • None
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  • British rule re-established.
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  • Anguilla Police
  • 2Royal Navyfrigates, 300 troops of theParachute Regimentand 22 police officers
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  • 68000760 (xsd:integer)
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  • A View of Anguilla (en)
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  • None (en)
  • Ronald Webster flees the island. (en)
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  • Ronald Webster (en)
  • Anthony Lee (en)
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  • March 1969 (en)
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  • 300 (xsd:integer)
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  • British rule re-established. (en)
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  • 2 (xsd:integer)
  • Anguilla Police (en)
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  • Operation Sheepskin was a British military operation in the Caribbean, aimed at restoring British rule to the island of Anguilla, after the island had declared itself as an independent Republic. The British government dispatched two Royal Navy ships and 300 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment and 22 officers of the Metropolitan Police to restore order to the island. The operation was a success and British troops were met with no resistance by the islanders, as they had wanted the island to remain a British territory but with direct association with Great Britain, separate from Saint Kitts and Nevis, of which they were a part. (en)
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  • Operation Sheepskin (en)
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