Jenkins’ Ear and the Austrian Succession: The British Navy: from longships to battleships, part 11

With tensions already high over colonial expansion, the alleged mistreatment by Spanish coastguards of Robert Jenkins, captain of a British merchant vessel, sparked a war with Spain that was soon enveloped in a wider conflict.
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Excellent, Richard. Thank you.