Article Nº 0239 Military or naval figure Vol. I · p. 140
Anson (Jorge)
George Anson, English privateer and voyager, called at Madeira in September 1740 with an eight-ship squadron bound to raid Spanish shipping in the Pacific.
This celebrated English privateer and voyager called at Madeira in September 1740, in command of a squadron of 8 ships bound to capture and plunder Spanish vessels in the Pacific Ocean.
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