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The last quote, I promise. The British invaded #Anguilla on the grounds it was infested by the mafia. No offense to our Littens from Florida but I found this statement hilarious. By the way, the Brits learned Holcomb was not in the mafia, despite the fact he was from Florida. So the invasion was utterly useless.

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Despite the residents sleeping in their brassieres, “it was a very peaceful war.” #Anguilla

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The British invasion of #Anguilla disturbed the local livestock

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Some of the most exciting bits of the British invasion of #Anguilla #readingtheAmericas @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

The poor British troops had no idea why they were in #Anguilla. To be honest, the Anguillans and the rest of the world were pretty confused too. #readingtheAmericas @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

The invasion begins! Poor little bitty #Anguilla just wanted independence from #StKitts. But it took 300 years for Britain to finally invade and give the islanders what they wanted—to be a British colony, not a St Kitts colony.

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What a slog this book was!! Hilarious, describing the British Invasion of #Anguilla, which wanted to be ruled by Britain! A completely true and unbelievable farce! Excellent if you read chapter 1 and then skip to chapter 24 to the end. Boring as heck if you read the middle. The events occurred & the book was written in the late 1960s, and even though I was born in 1968, I was not remotely interested in the minuscule details related in these ⬇️

Quite the independent thinkers, those Anguillans—rejecting independence!! #Anguilla #readingtheAmericas @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Don‘t you just hate that!?!

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#Anguilla #readingtheAmericas @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB