Raid on Newfoundland, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Raid on Newfoundland was a naval raiding expedition in 1702 by English admiral John Leake that targeted French settlements on the islands of Newfoundland and St. Pierre. The expedition occurred in the early days of Queen Anne's War, as the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession is sometimes known. Hostilities in the War of the Spanish Succession had begun in 1701, but England did not get involved until 1702, with major expeditions destined for Spain and the Low Countries. Royal Navy Captain John Leake was given command of HMS Exeter and a small fleet of ships to go to the English colony of Newfoundland, with the assignment to investigate the military strength of the French settlements there. On 22 July 1702, he departed from Plymouth with a fleet of nine ships, including five ships of the line.