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Far-Flung Gamble, A - Havana 1762

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Raid

MSRP old price: $18.95


Product Info

Title
Far-Flung Gamble, A - Havana 1762
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
David Greentree
Publish Year
2010
Pages
64
Dimensions
7x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147438112
MFG. Part #
OSPRAID015
Type
Softcover
Series
RAID15

Description

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