Which conflict was fought between Gt. Britain and Spain from 1739-1748?
Spanish Alarm Spanish Alarm The Spanish Alarm was a period from 1739–1748 in North America during the War of Jenkins' Ear which was fought between Britain and Spain. TheSpanish Government sanctioned forces to raid and pillage English port towns of the provinces of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Without an adequate regular military garrison in these provinces, the Kingdom of Great Britain encouraged the provinces to raise local militias to combat the Spanish-related attacks. Following the War of Spanish Succession Britain and Spain found themselves in a struggle for the balance of power which spilled into their respective colonial empires. This
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