Resource Imbalance

[Remus]

4 minutes ago, Challenge said:

Drake sacked it in 1586

Henry Morgan had a go at it in 1668 with 460 men in 9 ships -- gaining about 100,000 pounds.

In 1697 the Baron de Pointis with 2000 French Soldiers and about 1000 French buccaneers under Jean Baptiste du Casse took Cartagena with little resistance. Three of the massive forts surrendered or were abandoned by the Spanish. They were undermanned and under gunned because the Spanish believed the very threat of the forts would stop any planned incursion.

The Spanish were loosing their hold on the Spanish Main for a very long time.

The Spnaish drove off the English in 1741 thoiugh, eh?

[Challenge]

1 hour ago, Remus said:

The Spnaish drove off the English in 1741 thoiugh, eh?

Well, yeah... But that was the British...

;-)