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Wager's Action was a naval confrontation on 8 June 1708, between a British squadron under Charles Wager and the Spanish treasure fleet, as part of the War of Spanish Succession. ==Prelude== In the spring of 1708 Charles Wager was on an expedition in the Caribbean with a squadron of four ships : *''Expedition'' (70), Captain Henry Long *''Kingston'' (60), Captain Simon (Timothy) Bridges *''Portland'' (50), Captain Edward Windsor *''Vulture'' (8), fire ship under Cmdr. Caesar Brooks In April the squadron took in supplies on the small island of ''Pequeña Barú'', today called ''Isla El Rosario'', just 30 miles away from Cartagena. Hereby the Spanish were aware of their presence, and the governor of Cartagena sent warnings to the Spanish fleet, which was anchored in Portobelo. Nevertheless, the commander of the treasure fleet, José Fernández de Santillán, decided to sail from Portobelo to Cartagena on May 28. He couldn't wait much longer, because the hurricane season was approaching, and the rest of the fleet, plus their escort under Jean Du Casse, were waiting in Havana, and threatened to leave without him. The Spanish fleet was composed of fourteen merchant ships, a hulk lightly armed, and three escorting warships:〔 *''San José'' (64) (Capitan Santillán) *''San Joaquín'' (64) (Capitan Villanueva) *''Santa Cruz'' (44) (Capitan de la Rosa) The gold and silver was concentrated on the 3 largest vessels. The ''San José'' had 7 to 11 million pesos on board, and the ''San Joaquin'' 5 million. The ''Santa Cruz'' had the rest, only a fraction of the other two ships. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wager's Action」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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