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>Howdy Albert, goodo to hear from you again and much >thanks. And, Gerardo, thanks much for the additional >information. > >I was reading a little about the Yorktown Campaign >recently and came across a few references by British >captains to their fears of the French having been >joined by a Spanish Squadron, thus outnumbering Graves >substantially. These fears were unfounded as we know, >but as Albert knows, I write magazine articles for >wargamers. And, this single tip lent me the idea for >a new article, "What IF a Spanish Squadron Had Indeed >been at Chesapeake?" The battle was a draw as we >know, mostly because the rear British squadron didn't >exactly close with the enemy, for which ... was it >Hood or Rodney? anyway, for which their commander was >somewhat criticized. But, in truth, he might have had >his rear ships doubled had he closed closely because >the French did ounumber the British. Perhaps this was >undue caution, and perhaps not, but "what if the >Spanish" had been there to insure the British rear >squadron had been doubled? Ah, now that's an >interesting surmise, and the makings for a good "What >if" scenario for Wooden Ships and Iron Men (a game I >still prefer to Close Action for large fleet actions - >Close Action is a fine game and as detailed as anyone >could possibly wish, but that detail makes fighting a >fleet action impossible). Thus, WS&IM is the best bet >for such articles. Anyway, this was why I asked the >question about what ships might have been available in >Havana at the time. > >Certainly the Spanish had no love for the British and >would have been more than happy to see them defeated >in the Caribe. Would have made their life simpler and >their treasure fleets and trade much safer. So, the >concept of the Spanish joining in with DeGrasse isn't >all that far fetched. > >Thanks Much Gentlemen, >Tom

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