Indeed, so significant was its strategic location that the island was fiercely fought over by the British and French from 1664 to 1814.
ແທ້ຈິງແລ້ວ, ຕໍາ ແຫນ່ງ ຍຸດທະສາດຂອງມັນແມ່ນມີຄວາມ ສໍາ ຄັນຫຼາຍຈົນເກາະນີ້ໄດ້ຖືກຕໍ່ສູ້ຢ່າງຮຸນແຮງຈາກປີ 1664 ເຖິງ 1814 ໂດຍອັງກິດແລະຝຣັ່ງ.