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Official tourisme website of the island of Saint Martin - History - PREHISTORIC ST. MARTIN,Geology of Saint ... (7014 words) |
 | In 1789, St. Martin had a governor, a fort which was built in 1767, and a milicia formed by the inhabitants to execute the governor's orders and insure police and security services. |
| In 1790 Governor Rink saw the need for locally born persons to be trained as administrators to fill in the positions in government and the administration of justice, so he requested a capable teacher who knew both Dutch and English, and in 1791 the first teacher Andries Vis came from Amsterdam. |
| In May 1808, 200 Englishmen invaded the French part through Grand Case and Marigot and with the help of the Dutch, in accordance with article 7 of the 1648 Treaty, they were able to put up a good defence. |
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