Disaster on the Spanish Main : the tragic British-American expedition to the West Indies during the War of Jenkins' Ear /

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"Disaster on the Spanish Main: The Tragic British-American Expedition to the West Indies during the War of Jenkins' Ear presents a thoroughly researched and factual account of the West Indies expedition from its roots in the commercial-imperial conflicts between Britain and Spain to its ev...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chapman, Craig S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Army. > Gooch's Regiment of Foot > History.
Great Britain. > Army. > Gooch's Regiment of Foot
1700-1799
English West Indian Expedition, 1739-1742.
Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748 > Participation, American.
Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748.
Panama Expedition, 1741.
Expédition anglaise aux Caraïbes, 1739-1742.
Guerre anglo-espagnole, 1739-1748.
Military participation > American
Great Britain > History, Naval > 18th century.
Spain > History, Naval > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire navale > 18e siècle.
Espagne > Histoire navale > 18e siècle.
Great Britain
Spain
History
Naval history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Porto Bello
  • Competition between Empires
  • Hosier's Ghost
  • Tension in the West Indies
  • War
  • Dithering, Decision and Defiance
  • Expanding War
  • Mustering the Americans
  • Underway . . . at Last
  • Caribbean
  • Jamaica
  • Saint Domingue to Cartagena
  • Tierra Bomba
  • Bocachica
  • Castillo San Luis de Bocachica
  • Tierra Firme
  • Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
  • Withdrawal
  • Santiago
  • Panama to Reduction
  • Epilogue.

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