A Far-flung Gamble: Havana 1762

AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SEVEN YEARS` WAR, GREAT BRITAIN MADE AN AUDACIOUS STRIKE AT THE HEART OF SPANISH COLONIAL POWER IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE RAID ON HAVANA TOOK SPANISH COLONIAL FORCES COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE AND FOLLOWING VICIOUS FIGHTING, THE CITY DEFENSES AT EL MORO COLLAPSED. HAVANA, THE JEWEL IN THE SPANISH COLONIAL CROWN, NOW BELONGED TO BRITAIN. THE SUCCESS OF THE RAID INFLUENCED BRITISH MILITARY POLICY FOR CENTURIES AS THE TRUE POTENTIAL OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE WAS REALIZED.