nov 22, 1595 - Sir Francis Drake invades San Juan, Puerto Rico

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November 22, 1595, English privateer sir Francis Drake – with 27 vessels and 2500 troops — sailed into San Juan be intending to loot the city. However, they were unable to defeat the force is entrenched in the force. Knowing Drake had failed to overcome the cities defenses by C, on June 15, 1598, the Royal Navy, led by George Clifford, third Earl of Cumberland, landed troops from 21 chips to the east in Santurce.

Clifford and is man-made Spanish resistance while attempting to cross the San Antonio bridge from an area known today as Condado into the inlet of San Juan. Nonetheless, the English Cocker the island and held it for several months they were forced to abandon the island owing to an outbreak of dysentery among the troops. The following year’s been sent soldiers, cannons, and a new governor, Allonzo de Mercado, to rebuild the city of

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