Far-Flung Gamble - Havana 1762 Greentree David
Far-Flung Gamble - Havana 1762 Greentree David At the height of the Seven Years' War, Great Britain made an audacious strike at the heart of Spanish colonial power in the Caribbean. The raid on…
Specifikacia Far-Flung Gamble - Havana 1762 Greentree David
Far-Flung Gamble - Havana 1762 Greentree David
At the height of the Seven Years' War, Great Britain made an audacious strike at the heart of Spanish colonial power in the Caribbean. The raid on Havana took Spanish colonial forces completely by surprise and following vicious fighting, the city defences at El Moro collapsed. Gathering troops from bases in Britain and Canada and sailing across the Atlantic in secrecy was an incredible feat.
The success of the raid influenced British military policy for centuries as the true potential off amphibious warfare was realized. Havana, the jewel in the Spanish colonial crown, now belonged to Britain.