Henry Morgan's Panama expedition
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title:
Henry Morgan's Panama expedition
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Henry Morgan's Panama expedition also known as the Sack of Panama, was an expedition that took place between 16 December 1670 and 5 March 1671 during the later stage of the Anglo-Spanish War. English privateers and French pirates commanded by Buccaneer Henry Morgan launched an attack with an army of 1,400 men with the purpose of capturing the rich Spanish city of Panama off the Pacific coast. The expedition was set up in April 1670, and nine months later set off from Tortuga island off Hispaniol
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Attack on Panama in 1670/1
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morgan%27s_Panama_expedition
date created:
2023-05-17T18:58:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T08:27:23Z
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