William Penn16 May 1655
Helps capture Jamaica from Spain during Cromwell's Western Design
England · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Helps capture Jamaica from Spain during Cromwell's Western Design
Commands the land forces that capture Jamaica after the failed attack on Hispaniola
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