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Anson Naval Expedition

Great Britain · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1740Date range
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Chronological records

1740

George Anson Anson, 1st1740

Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

Successive disasters eventually reduce Ansons force to just the Centurion. Commands the Centurion 60, Gloucester 50, Severn 50, Pearl 40, Wager 28, and the sloop Tryal, plus the two store ships

Names involved

George Anson Anson, 1st

Provenance

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