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| 1690 |
| | John Strong, landing on some remote Atlantic islands, names them after Viscount Falkland, treasurer of the British navy | |
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| 1764 |
| | A French expedition from St Malo, founding a colony on East Falkland, name the islands Les Îsles Malouines | |
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| 1774 |
| | The Spanish, now in sole occupation of the Falkland Islands, call them Las Islas Malvinas | |
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| 1820 |
| | The newly independent republic of Argentina takes possession of Las Islas Malvinas (the Falklands) | |
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| 1833 |
| | Britain ejects the Argentinians from the Falklands and begins the process of settlement with British farmers | |
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| 1892 |
| | The Falkland Islands, by now occupied by some 2000 settlers, become a British colony | |
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| 1914 December 7 |
| | Maximilian von Spee's squadron of cruisers is sunk by the British off the Falkland Islands | |
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