It saw skirmishes at Cumberland Haven and Chagres near the end, after which it morphed into a different struggle. It included
It saw skirmishes at Cumberland Haven and Chagres near the end, after which it morphed into a different struggle. It included the so-called Cartagena Expedition meant to be conducted in conjunction with George Anson's Pacific fleet. Sir Chaloner Ogle and Charles Cathcart's forces bolstered those of Edward Vernon, who bombarded the Castillo de San Lorenzo after storming Porto Bello. Much of its action, such as the Battle of Bloody Marsh, took place in Georgia and a key commander was James Oglethorpe. It all originated when Lieutenant Dorce of the San Antonio boarded the Rebecca, an English privateer. The immediate precursor to the War of the Austrian Succession, FTP, name this 1739-1743 war between England and Spain named for a severed body part.
It saw skirmishes at Cumberland Haven and Chagres near the end, after which it morphed into a different struggle.
War of {Jenkin’s Ear}