  We present HST optical images and UV spectra, as well as ground-based
near-infrared images of the high surface brightness giant HII region NGC 2363
(NGC 2366-I) and its surroundings. The massive star content of the southern end
of the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 2366 is investigated, with an emphasis on
Wolf-Rayet and red supergiant stars, and we attempt the reconstruction of the
time sequence of the most recent episode of massive star formation at the
southwestern tip of the galaxy. We show that the most massive super cluster A
of NGC 2363 is still embedded in dust; from the photoevaporative erosion or
``cleaning'' time scale of the associated cloud, we infer its age to be 1 Myr
or less. We conclude that the star-forming complex NGC 2366-I and II is a good
example of a multiple stage starburst with a characteristic age decreasing from
10 Myr to less than 1 Myr over a linear scale of 400 pc. The age sequence of
the stars and the gas kinematics suggest that these powerful star formation
episodes are being triggered by a small passing-by satellite.
