Spain and the USA freedom from England
Apr 16, 2024 9:59:27 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Apr 16, 2024 9:59:27 GMT -5
Spain and the USA freedom from England
Yes, I know! France is given all the credit for helping the Thirteen Colonies in their effort to gain independence from England. But the truth is that Spain played a very crucial role in the success of their effort. The excerpt and the video posted below focus on this very crucial help that Spain provided but is never given credit for.
Spain, through its alliance with France and as part of its conflict with Britain, played a role in the independence of the United States. Spain declared war on Britain as an ally of France, itself an ally of the American colonies. Most notably, Spanish forces attacked British positions in the south and captured West Florida from Britain in the siege of Pensacola.
This secured the southern route for supplies and closed off the possibility of any British offensive through the western frontier of the United States via the Mississippi River. Spain also provided money, supplies, and munitions to the American forces.
This secured the southern route for supplies and closed off the possibility of any British offensive through the western frontier of the United States via the Mississippi River. Spain also provided money, supplies, and munitions to the American forces.
Beginning in 1776, it jointly funded Roderigue Hortalez and Company, a trading company that provided critical military supplies. Spain provided financing for the final siege of Yorktown in 1781 with a collection of gold and silver in Havana, then Spanish Cuba.[1]
Spain was allied with France through the Bourbon Family Compact and the Revolution was an opportunity to confront their common enemy, Great Britain. As the newly appointed Chief Minister of King Charles III of Spain, the Count of Floridablanca wrote in March 1777, "the fate of the colonies interests us very much, and we shall do for them everything that circumstances permit".[2]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_and_the_American_Revolutionary_War
Spain was allied with France through the Bourbon Family Compact and the Revolution was an opportunity to confront their common enemy, Great Britain. As the newly appointed Chief Minister of King Charles III of Spain, the Count of Floridablanca wrote in March 1777, "the fate of the colonies interests us very much, and we shall do for them everything that circumstances permit".[2]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_and_the_American_Revolutionary_War