Eddy (fluid dynamics) In fluid dynamics, an eddy is the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime.[2] The moving fluid creates a space devoid of downstream-flowing fluid on the downstream side of the object.
Battle of St. Kitts (1629) For the French capture of St.Kitts, see French capture of St.Kitts. For the Anglo-French battle, see Battle of Saint Kitts. The Battle of St. Kitts or St. Cristopher was a successful Spanish expedition that seized the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the English and French during the Anglo-Spanish War (1625â30). By the year 1629, the colony had grown sufficiently to be regarded as a threat to the Spanish West Indies.
A. Large Islands in the Caribbean mostly held by the Spanish. Islands included Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. English drive the Spanish out of Jamaica in 1655 and the French take half of Hispaniola and rename it San Domingue which would later become Haiti.