First Carib War

First Carib War
	; Depiction of treaty negotiations between Black Caribs and British authorities on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent in 1773
Date	1769–1773
Location	Saint Vincent
Belligerents
Garifuna; Supported by:; France	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Chatoyer	Governor Robert Melvill; Governor William Leyborne Leyborne; Admiral Robert Mann; Major-General William Dalrymple;
Units involved
1,500–3,000 men	6th Regiment of Foot; 14th Regiment of Foot; 31st Regiment of Foot; 32nd Regiment of Foot; 68th Regiment of Foot; 70th Regiment of Foot; St. Vincent Militia;

The First Carib War (1769–1773) was a military conflict between the Carib inhabitants of Saint Vincent and British military forces supporting British efforts at colonial expansion on the island.