St. Lucia History By austin_davis2 Dec 13, 1502 Sighted by Columbus Feb 26, 1635 French establish colony Oct 20, 1660 French sign treaty with carib people Feb 10, 1763 Brittian gave St. Lucia back to the French becuase of the Treaty of Paris Dec 14, 1778 England takes over St. Lucia Dec 15, 1778 Battle of St. Lucia Feb 21, 1795 Victor Hugues leads group of locals to defeat British Troops Jul 21, 1924 Granted representative government May 16, 1958 Becomes member of Federation of West Indies Feb 22, 1979 Independence
