During a battle in this war, an attempt to capture Fort San Lazaro failed because the attackers' ladders were too short, ending in a decisive victory for the forces of Blas de Lezo.
During a battle in this war, an attempt to capture Fort San Lazaro failed because the attackers' ladders were too short, ending in a decisive victory for the forces of Blas de Lezo. In an episode of this war, a Pacific expedition under George Anson ended up circumnavigating the globe in a quest to intercept the Manila Galleon, while, in another episode, Edward Vernon captured the city of Portobello. During this war, an invasion of St. Simons Island was repelled by James Oglethorpe at the Battle of Bloody Marsh. Seeing an unsuccessful amphibious assault on Cartagena de Indias, the incident that sparked this war involved the boarding of the ship Rebecca. Eventually incorporated into the War of Austrian Succession, it was fought mostly in the Caribbean. For 10 points, what war between Britain and Spain is named for a certain ship captain's severed body part?
During a battle in this war, an attempt to capture Fort San Lazaro failed because the attackers' ladders were too short, ending in a decisive victory for the forces of Blas de Lezo.
War of Jenkins' Ear [prompt on "War of Austrian Succession" before mentioned]