- Rainbow, 52 guns Sir George Ayscue crew 280
- Amity, 36 guns Michael Packe crew 150
- Success, 30 guns Edward Witheridge crew 90
- Ruth, 30 guns Edward Thompson crew 80
- Brazil frigate, 24 guns Thomas Heath crew 70
- Malaga merchant, 30 guns Henry Collins crew 90
- Increase of London, 36 guns Thomas Varvell crew 100
This is an ongoing discussion about 17th Century naval wargaming (really, 1620-1720). Part of what is offered are scenarios for games: orders-of-battle, ship lists, battle descriptions, and scenarios for Age of Sail II-Privateers Bounty (a sailing warfare computer simulation/game), suitable scaled for that environment. Copyright (c) 2003-2004 James C. Bender
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Sir George Ayscue's squadron sent to Barbados
Sir George Ayscue actually helped to fuel the start of the First Anglo-Dutch War while on his voyage to the West Indies. He took some Dutch ships and further aggravated relations. Sir George's squadron consisted of 7 ships:
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