Seychelles, a collection of islands, came under French control in 1756. However, France did not send settlers until 1770. Seychelles was surrendered to the British in 1794.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Seychelles," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles, accessed 8 August 2019.</ref> | Seychelles, a collection of islands, came under French control in 1756. However, France did not send settlers until 1770. Seychelles was surrendered to the British in 1794.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Seychelles," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles, accessed 8 August 2019.</ref> |