The Western Design was an English expedition against the Spanish West Indies during the 1654 to 1660 Anglo-Spanish War.
Oliver Cromwell; the Design was part of an ambitious plan to oust Spain from the Americas
Admiral William Penn, whose shared command with Robert Venables proved disastrous
Robert Venables, was an English soldier from Cheshire, who fought for Parliament in the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and captured Jamaica in 1655.
Admiral William Penn, joint commander of the Western Design