西班牙主城区的灾难揭开并照亮了欧洲和美国军事史上一段被忽视但却引人注目的插曲，以及一场夺取西班牙西印度群岛控制权的海陆冒险，最终以可怕的失败告终。列克星敦战役和康科德战役爆发34年前，美国历史上第一次在海外部署了一支重要的军队。有4000人的殖民地志愿者加入了9000名英国士兵和15000名英国水兵的行列，对卡塔赫纳-德印第亚斯这一关键港口发起了一场大胆的两栖战役。从第一章开始，《西班牙主城区的灾难》揭示了一场几乎未知的冒险，专注于不断升级的冲突，并让读者对13000名士兵、水手和海军陆战队士兵在试图征服西班牙新世界帝国的一部分时所付出的斗争和牺牲表示赞赏。
西班牙主城区的灾难在风格、范围和视角上为西印度群岛探险队开辟了新天地，并揭示了故事中基本上不为人知的美国一面。
Disaster on the Spanish Main: The Tragic British-American Expedition to the West Indies during the War of Jenkins’ Ear
Disaster on the Spanish Main unveils and illuminates an overlooked yet remarkable episode of European and American military history and a land-sea venture to seize control of the Spanish West Indies that ended in ghastly failure. Thirty-four years before the Battles of Lexington and Concord, a significant force of American soldiers deployed overseas for the first time in history. Colonial volunteers, 4,000 strong, joined 9,000 British soldiers and 15,000 British sailors in a bold amphibious campaign against the key port of Cartagena de Indias. From its first chapter, Disaster on the Spanish Main reveals a virtually unknown adventure, engrosses with the escalating conflict, and leaves the reader with an appreciation for the struggles and sacrifices of the 13,000 soldiers, sailors, and marines who died trying to conquer part of Spain’s New World empire.
Disaster on the Spanish Main breaks new ground on the West Indies expedition in style, scope, and perspective and uncovers the largely untold American side of the story.
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