MOBILIZING RESOURCES FOR WAR: THE BRITISH AND SPANISH INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DURING THE WAR OF JENKINS’ EAR
Enlace de descarga en formato pdf: http://eprints.ucl.ac.uk/18765/1/18765.pdfChapter 1: The British Intelligence System (1739-1744)
I-The British Government
I.1-The Duke of Newcastle 24
I.2-Going to War against Bourbon Spain 25
I.3-The Organization of the British Intelligence System 28
II-The Flowing of Intelligence
II.1-The Land Route with the British Agents 33
II.2-The Communication with the Squadron in the Mediterranean 35
II.3-The Communication with the Squadron in the West Indies 37
III-The Gathering of Intelligence in Europe
III.1-The British Intelligence Network in Spain 40
III.2-The British Intelligence Network in Portugal 43
III.3-The British Intelligence Network in France 45
III.4-The British Intelligence Network in Italy 49
III.5-The British Squadron in the Mediterranean 52
IV-The Gathering of Intelligence in America
IV.1-Going to War against Spain in America 56
IV.2-Information Provided by the British Merchants 58
IV.3-Information Obtained by the British Agents in Europe 61
IV.4-The British Squadron in the West Indies 63
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Chapter 2: The Spanish Intelligence System (1739-1744)
I-The Spanish Government
I.1-The Marquis of Villarias 67
I.2-Going to War against Hanoverian Britain 70
I.3-The Organization of the Spanish Intelligence System 72
II-The Flowing of Information
II.1-The Land Route with the Spanish Agents 75
II.2-The Communication with the Spanish Colonies 77
II.3-The Communication across the Spanish Colonies 80
III-The Gathering of Intelligence in Europe
III.1-The Spanish Intelligence Network in Spain 83
III.2-The Spanish Intelligence Network in Britain 85
III.3-The Spanish Intelligence Network in the Dutch Republic 88
III.4-The Spanish Intelligence Network in Italy 90
III.5-The Spanish Intelligence Network in France 94
IV-The Gathering of Intelligence in America
IV.1-The Spanish Intelligence Network in New Grenade 97
IV.2-The Spanish Intelligence Network in Peru 100
IV.3-The Spanish Intelligence Network in New Spain 104
Chapter 3: The Deceptive Expeditions to “His Majesty’s Dominions”
Introduction 107
I-The Duke of Montemar and Spanish Military Strategy 110
II-The British Gathering of Intelligence from 1739 to 1740 118
III-The British Military and Naval Decisions in 1739 and 1740 127
IV-The Spanish Intelligence System in 1739 and 1740 134
V-The Departure of the Bourbon Fleets to America 141
VI-Conclusion 148
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Chapter 4: The British Attack on Cartagena de Indias
Introduction 150
I-The British Military Preparations at Home and America 154
II-The Spanish Intelligence System from 1739 to 1740 160
III-The Spanish Military Preparations in America 167
IV-The British Decision to Attack Cartagena de Indias 174
V-The British Attack to Cartagena de Indias 183
VI-Conclusion 189
Chapter 5: The British Attack and the Spanish defence of the Pacific
Introduction 190
I-British Intelligence and Military Preparations in Europe 193
II-Spanish Intelligence and Military Preparations in Europe 201
III-Spanish Intelligence and Military Preparations in America 208
IV-British and Spanish Use of Intelligence in the Pacific 214
V-The Capture of the Covadonga 223
VI-Conclusion 229
Chapter 6: Spanish and British Operations in the Mediterranean
Introduction 230
I-Spanish Intelligence and Military Preparations for Minorca 234
II-British Intelligence and the Squadron of Vice Admiral Haddock 240
III-Spanish Intelligence and the Military Expedition to Italy 246
IV-The British Intelligence and the Squadron of Vice Admiral Mathews 254
V-British Naval Reinforcements and the Battle of Toulon 262
VI-Conclusion