27 OCTOBER-14 NOVEMBER 1824 FOXARDO AFFAIR (cont.) So often in history, the similar actions of separate individuals are interpreted quite differently in light of the background circumstances. In 1818, GEN Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish Florida with US forces, capturing a Spanish Read More
27 OCTOBER-14 NOVEMBER 1824 FOXARDO AFFAIR With a splash, the anchor of USS BEAGLE hit the water of Foxardo harbor (modern Fajardo), Spanish Puerto Rico. The 3-gun US Navy schooner and her commander, LT Charles T. Platt, were in search of Read More