What name was given to the conflict between Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 1742?
War of Jenkins' Ear in Savannah, Georgia. War of Jenkins' Ear The War of Jenkins' Ear (known as "Guerra del Asiento" in Spain) was a conflict between Britain and Spain lasting from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 1742. Its unusual name, coined by Thomas Carlyle in 1858, refers to an ear severed from Robert Jenkins, a captain of a British merchant ship. There is no evidence that supports the stories that the severed ear was exhibited before the British Parliament. The seeds of conflict began with the separation of an ear from Jenkins following the boarding of his vessel by
Pirate attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740 a conflict between Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748. Although the conflict officially ended in 1748, the main engagements were concluded by 1742. Although this article deals only with two such attacks by privateers on one side, privateering occurred on both sides during the conflict. The two pirate attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740 occurred within a month of one another. The first involved a band of 50 men who landed in the bay at Gran Tarajal and marched inland to the village of Tuineje. While they looted Tuineje, the pirates were unaware that the island militia were