General Commander and Battle of Cartagena de Indias Blas de Lezo
in 1734 king promoted him lieutenant general of navy. returned south america ships fuerte , conquistador in 1737 general commander of spanish fleet stationed @ cartagena de indias, in modern-day colombia. took new post prior conflict between great britain , spain become known war of jenkins ear , later subsumed war of austrian succession. de lezo lieutenant general of spanish navy in stages of conflict, british admiral edward vernon undertook attacks on various spanish outposts in america. 1 victory involved capture of portobelo (panama), dismantling of fortifications , withdrawal of british forces having left place defenceless. admiral vernon tested cartagena de indias on 3 separate occasions. both vernon , edward trelawny, british governor of jamaica, considered spanish gold shipping port prime objective. first attempt, in march 1740, reconnaissance in force squadron including ships of line, 2 fire ships, 3 bomb vessels, , transport ships. vernon s intention gather information on to...