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Disaster on the Spanish Main : the tragic British-American Expedition to the West Indies during the War of Jenkins' Ear / Craig S. Chapman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chapman, Craig S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748.
- English West Indian Expedition, 1739-1742.
- Panama Expedition, 1741.
- Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748--Participation, American.
- Spain--History, Naval--18th century.
- Spain.
- Great Britain--History, Naval--18th century.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, Nebraska : Potomac Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- "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 eventual unraveling in death and despair"-- Provided by publisher.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-395) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-64012-492-6
- OCLC:
- 1262373007
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