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persisted in trying to gather reinforcements, a sickness continued to take a heavy toll, and the expedition was abandoned on November 8, 1780. The Spanish reoccupied the remains of the fort after the British blew it upon departure. In all, more than 2,500 men died, which "made the San Juan expedition the costliest British disaster of the entire war".
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Spain was seen to have received tangible results out of the war, especially in contrast to its ally France. The French king had invested huge amounts of manpower, funds and material resources for little clear military or economic gain. France had been left with crippling debts which it struggled to
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Although she was attracted by the prospect of a war for restitution and revenge, she was repelled by the specter of an independent and powerful American republic. Such a new state might reach over the Alleghenies into the Mississippi Valley and grasp territory that Spain wanted for herself. Even
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for support to supply his men with weapons and ammunition, and to provide credit for provisions. The credit lines that Pollock established to purchase supplies for Clark were supposed to be backed by the state of Virginia. However, Pollock in turn had to rely on his own personal credit and Gálvez,
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The involvement of France was decisive in the British defeat. Spain's contribution was important too. By allying themselves with foreign monarchies, the United States took advantage of the power struggles within European imperialism and essentially formed a united front against Britain. The new
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by birth and a shrewdly calculating politician by nature, Grimaldi demurred, replying, "You have considered your own situation, and not ours. The moment is not yet come for us. The war with Portugal – France being unprepared, and our cargo ships from South America not having arrived – makes it
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Nelson was one of the first to become ill, and he was shipped downriver on April 28, the day before the Spanish surrendered the fort. About 450 British reinforcements arrived on May 15, but the blacks and the Indians abandoned the expedition because of illness and discontent. Although Dalling
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improper for us to declare immediately." Meanwhile, Grimaldi reassured Lee, stores of clothing and powder were deposited at New Orleans and Havana for the Americans, and further shipments of blankets were being collected at Bilbao.
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was widely regarded as a successful one. The Spanish took a gamble in entering the war, banking on Great Britain's vulnerability caused by the effort of fighting their rebellious colonists in North America while also conducting a
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status. Franklin also noted in the same report that three thousand barrels of gunpowder were waiting in New Orleans and that the merchants in Bilbao "had orders to ship for us such necessaries as we might want".
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reported from Paris to the Congressional Committee of Secret Correspondence in March 1777, the Spanish court quietly granted the rebels direct admission to the rich, previously restricted port of Havana under
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The reforms made by Spanish authorities as a result of Spain's poor performance in the Seven Years' War had proved generally successful. As a result, Spain retained Menorca and West Florida in the
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One particular outcome of the war was the manner in which it enhanced the position of Prime Minister Floridablanca, and his government continued to dominate Spanish politics until 1792.
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met with more success; Menorca surrendered the following year, and was restored to Spain after the war, nearly eighty years after it was first captured by the British. In 1780 and 1781,
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By June 1779 the Spanish had finalized their preparations for war. The British cause seemed to be at a particularly low ebb. The Spanish joined France in the war, implementing the
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who allowed the funds of the Spanish government to be at Pollock's disposal as loans. These funds were usually delivered in the cover of night by Gálvez's private secretary.
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that broke out in 1789. Spain, in comparison, disposed of its debts more easily, partly due to the stunning increases in silver production from the mines in Mexico and
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Spanish aid was supplied to the new nation through four main routes: from French ports with the funding of Rodrigue Hortalez and Company, through the port of
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Legacy: Spain and the United States in the Age of Independence, 1763-1848 / Legado: España y los Estados Unidos en la era de la Independencia, 1763-1848
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were able to hold out in the fortress and were resupplied by sea three times. Luis de CĂłrdova y CĂłrdova was unable to prevent Howe's fleet
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wrote in March 1777, "the fate of the colonies interests us very much, and we shall do for them everything that circumstances permit".
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and the Revolution was an opportunity to confront their common enemy, Great Britain. As the newly appointed Chief Minister of
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continued communications with Washington, sending him livestock from Spain that Washington had requested for his farm at
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North American borders proposed by the Spanish diplomacy near the end of the American Revolutionary War, August 3rd, 1782
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After many delays, the expedition began to move up the San Juan River on March 17, 1780. On April 9, Nelson—in the first
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When Spain entered the war, Britain also went on the offensive in the Caribbean, planning an expedition against Spanish
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family trading company. Spain made loans to the United States to be used to furnish war supplies through the House of
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Empresarios españoles en el proceso de independencia norteamericana: La casa Gardoqui e hijos de Bilbao
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The war gave a boost to the kingdom's prestige, which had suffered from the losses to Britain in the
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from the British, who had owned them since 1704, and to damage British trade through the actions of
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The expedition sailed from Jamaica on February 3, 1780, escorted by twenty-one-year-old Captain
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and other tropical diseases wiped out most of the force, which then withdrew and returned to
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in 1781, the critical and final major battle of the North America theater. French General
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and secured the northern region of the Ohio for the rebels. Clark relied on Gálvez and
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In the mid-18th century, production in Mexico increased by about 600%, and by 250% in
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The French Navy and American Independence: A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774–1787
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of his career—led an assault that captured a Spanish battery on the island of
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Three victories and a defeat: the rise and fall of the first British Empire
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in 1763), and the resolution of logging disputes involving the British in
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of major powers. This helped Spain gain some relatively easy conquests.
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after resupplying Gibraltar in October 1782. The combined Franco-Spanish
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raised by Dalling, as well as several hundred local recruits, including
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and by reducing the British threat to its colonies in and around the
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from Cuba, but these plans were aborted when Britain sued for peace.
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The former Spanish Diplomat and then-Ambassador to the French Court,
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worse, it might eventually seize Spain's colonies in the New World.
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Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift
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Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift
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in 1782, without a battle. In 1783 Gálvez was preparing to invade
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in January 1777, he continued and expanded the supply operations.
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in 1780. A year later, a detachment traveled through present-day
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in the Seven Years' War. Other goals included the reconquest of
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pay off, and which would become one of the major causes of the
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Spain's Contribution to the independence of the United States
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The Peacemakers: The Great Powers and American Independence
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Following these successes, an unauthorized Spanish force
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Battles involving Spain in the American Revolutionary War
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The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution
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problems, the expedition proved to be a costly debacle.
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to resist British seizures of cargo from neutral ships.
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The Nelson Touch: The Life and Legend of Horatio Nelson
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Smuggling from New Orleans began in 1776 when General
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Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
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repelled attacks from British units and the latter's
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Index

Spain in the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
Anglo-Spanish Wars

Bernardo de Gálvez
siege of Pensacola
Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau
English Channel
Straits of Gibraltar
Balearic Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
The Bahamas
Central America
Louisiana
Alabama
Missouri
Illinois
Florida
Arkansas
Peace of Paris
East Florida
West Florida
Minorca
Spain
Great Britain
Bernardo de Gálvez
Matías de Gálvez
Luis de CĂłrdova y CĂłrdova
Juan de Lángara

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