Were there ever instances of sailors pressed into British service in Europe ending up in the Caribbean?
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Yep, this is fine. In addition to mainland-based press gangs, the Royal Navy pressed merchant sailors including American sailors until the end of the War of 1812. The Carribean, of course, lies between Europe and North America, so perhaps an American pressed man would be particularly likely to end up there.
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Sure, I see no problems with this, press gangs for the Royal Navy were still active, not ending until sometime between 1814 and 1853.
The British had a Naval presence in the Carribean. In the early part of the century for instance, mainly to deter the pirate threat, there were
Royal Naval vessels in the Caribbean, numbering 124 by 1718
The Royal Navy was engaged in war throughout the last half of the 18th century with every major power with colonies or interests in the Caribbean, the French, Spanish and Americans. The British also had their own colonies there as well, the British West Indies, so finding British vessels in the Caribbean is also historically accurate.
In fact if your sailor needs to be 'out' of the navy in the Caribbean, there is even history to back that up : The Hermione Mutiny
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