A Far-Flung Gamble: Havana 1762

by David Greentree

Book Overview

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 defences at El Moro collapsed. Havana, the jewel in the Spanish colonial crown, now belonged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846039878
• ISBN13: 9781846039874
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.5"