Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, PC, FRS was a Royal Navy officer and politician from the Anson family.
Portrait by Thomas Hudson, c. 1740–1747
1755 portrait of Anson by Joshua Reynolds
Plaque to Anson in Colwich, Staffordshire
Centurion capturing Nuestra Señora de Covadonga on 20 June 1743
War of Jenkins' Ear
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The War of Jenkins' Ear was fought between Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748. Most of the fighting took place in New Granada and the Caribbean Sea, with major operations over by 1742. It is co
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
…of Cape Passaro, off the south tip of Sicily, during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747, during the War of the…
Ruins of the fortress of San Jeronimo, Portobelo
Spanish admiral Don Blas de Lezo 1741
Fortress of San Lorenzo el Real Chagres
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas (Cartagena). This fortress, though incomplete during the war, was integral to Spain's effort to maintain the link with its colonies via the Atlantic sea lanes.