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>Hello Gen! > >Some personal notes from my modest opinion and reading >about the WAI.... > >> The Spanish would have been >>nervous about sending their ships away from the bases >>and possessions they were assigned to protect. > >This is a good reason, Spain had always a big deal and >did much more than expected with his american >possesions...we always say that for many years in >between 1600-1800, not many spanish convoys with gold >and goods were captured by the british, I can not >recall right now...but if there were 100 trips, I dont >think England had intercepted as much as a 5?, thats >only a 5% or less I think, if we consider the spanish >naval power with the british. > >But the histoians pointed out that Spain could not >openly support WAI because of his own interests in >North America & Caribbean....of course they were glad >to support it, but always in the background (money, >goods & arms) to get britain off there and always a >natural enemy bussy with somebody else is a good new. > >> So, the >>>concept of the Spanish joining in with DeGrasse isn't >>>all that far fetched. > >I am sure the troops & ships commanders will support >it, or at least liked the idea...but politically was >"very dangerous" to support north american colonies >independence if you have many "powerfull" possesions >(with manpower & own resources, as we can see in the >beggining of the 1800's to fight Spain for >independence and ver far away from)...... > >This was not the case of France, since he had not >great possesions at America.

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