tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post7668156520964098434..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: People: The Queen's PrivateerPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-95572306318463142010-06-02T15:11:59.910-08:002010-06-02T15:11:59.910-08:00Ahoy, Timmy! There's actually some debate on ...Ahoy, Timmy! There's actually some debate on that score among historians. Some insist that Drake was ordered by Hawkins to hurry ahead with what booty they could salvage. Others argue that Hawkins stood with his men to fight the Spanish and was nearly captured himself while Drake took off. Either way, San Juan de Ulua was a disaster for the Elizabeth's Sea Dogs and many Englishmen ended up at hard labor in Veracruz after being taken prisoner. Definately an embarassing and costly defeat.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-26829517561104296262010-06-02T14:59:06.185-08:002010-06-02T14:59:06.185-08:00Ahoy, Pauline! I seem to recall reading an account...Ahoy, Pauline! I seem to recall reading an account of the firefight at San Juan de Ulua that basically said that when Drake left he pretty much deserted his cousin Hawkins and that their relationship was never the same afterwards. Not too surprising, I guess.Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.com