Captain Thomas Hancock

1605 - 1655  (50 år)    Har 2 forfædre men ingen efterkommere i dette stamtræ.

• Navn	Thomas Hancock
  Titel	Captain
  Fødsel	1605	England
  Dåb	31 mar. 1605	Saint Mary Major, Exeter, Devon, England
  Køn	Mand
  FSID	G9C3-YCZ  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Død	26 apr. 1655	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
  Begravelse	26 apr. 1655	Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
  Person-ID	I2937	AAP
  Sidst ændret	17 dec. 2020

  
  

  Far	Thomas Hancock,   dbt. Berrynarbor, Devon, England d. 26 maj 1636, St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon, England
  Tilknytning	natural
  Mor	Joan Gorforde,   dbt. 16 jun. 1563, Hatherleigh, Devon, England d. Massachusetts, USA
  Tilknytning	natural
  Familie-ID	F710	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle

  
  

• Begivenhedskort

  Fødsel - 1605 - England Død - 26 apr. 1655 - Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic  = Link til Google Earth

  
  

• Notater

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  Thomas Hancock died in the Seige of Santo Domingo.He was a senior officer on General Robert Venables staff. The Siege of Santo Domingo was fought between April 23, 1655 and April 30, 1655, at the Spanish Colony of Santo Domingo. A force of 2,400 Spanish troops led by Governor Don Bernardino Meneses y Bracamonte, Count of Peñalba successfully resisted a force of 13,120 soldiers led by General Robert Venables and 34 ships under Admiral Sir William Penn of the English Commonwealth. In 1655 the Commonwealth of England, under Oliver Cromwell, decided to declare war on Spain. Religious fanaticism played a role in this, as the puritans running the Commonwealth loathed the Catholicism of Spain. More practically, England had a large standing army with ambitious commanders and Cromwell wished to occupy them with a successful campaign, preferably far from home. In addition it was believed that war with Spain would be both easy and profitable. Command of an expedition to the Caribbean to capture Spanish colonies named the "Western Design" was given to General Robert Venables, with Admiral Sir William Penn commanding the naval contingent of 34 ships. Their authority was constrained by two Civil Commissioners whom Cromwell has tasked with ensuring the loyalty of both Venables and Penn. The 13,000 troops sent to the Caribbean were selected for the mission based on which would be least missed due to perceived practical or political weakness. Administrative and financial problems meant that the expedition sailed short of equipment and supplies. It was hoped that the English might take possession of Santo Domingo, Cuba and Puerto Rico. High winds and surf made it difficult for the English to land near their first objective, the city of Santo Domingo. They eventually landed on April 13, 1655. However, the 13,000 Englishmen were put ashore at the mouth of the Nizao River, some thirty miles from the city.[5] It took them four days, short of water, food and military supplies, to make their way to within sight of the city. They were then ambushed and routed by 2-300 local militia. Spanish records assert that some 1,500 British soldiers were killed, wounded and or taken prisoner. The English fleet carried out an ineffectual attempt to bombard the city into submission, then sailed off to re-embark the army's survivors.

  
  

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