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Mike
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03.08.2007 12:20:56
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11-19 век; Флот;
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Re: Панаму запхатили...
>Войска испанцев ушли из Панамы подавлять очередные бунты индейцев. Так что тоже не подойдет..
>А кто знает о взятии Порт-Магона в войне за Испанское наследство?
At last, on 13 July 1708, Marlborough wrote the long-awaited letter to Major-General Stanhope, commander-in-chief of the British forces in Spain and envoy extraordinary to Charles III of Spain. It contained Admiralty authority to secure Port Mahon for Britain forthwith, the moment and method being left to commanders on the spot. Marlborough added a postscript in his own handwriting confirming his strong views on the role of the navy in war:
'I am so entirely convinced that nothing can be done effectually without the fleet, that I conjure you to take Port Mahon.'
Minorca fell to the British ten weeks later, on 30 September 1708, as the result of a combined operation under General Stanhope and Admiral Sir John Leake (who had succeeded Shovell). Stanhope had long pressed for the event, and the navy had advocated it for sixty years. From then onwards, little Minorca was assuming a new role - a vital centre pawn on which could depend the future of North America, the West Indies and even India.
Похоже на десант на Минорку и сдачу испанцев.
С уважением, Mike.