About: Jamaica (Cromwell the Great)

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In late 1654, Cromwell launched the Western Design armada against Spain's colonies in the Caribbean. In April 1655, General Robert Venables led the armada in an attack on Spain's fort at Santo Domingo, Hispaniola. However, the Spanish repulsed this poorly-executed attack, known as the Siege of Santo Domingo, and the English troops were soon decimated by disease.

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rdfs:label	Jamaica (Cromwell the Great)
rdfs:comment	In late 1654, Cromwell launched the Western Design armada against Spain's colonies in the Caribbean. In April 1655, General Robert Venables led the armada in an attack on Spain's fort at Santo Domingo, Hispaniola. However, the Spanish repulsed this poorly-executed attack, known as the Siege of Santo Domingo, and the English troops were soon decimated by disease.
Nation	Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
dcterms:subject	Cromwell the Great Cromwell the Great Jamaica Jamaica
city largest	Port Spain
religion other	Other protestant denominations Roman Catholics and Animism
city other	Kingston and Port Royal
name short	Jamaica
est date	1655(xsd:integer)
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division type	Colony of the
CoA	Arms of the Protectorate .svg
Timeline	Cromwell the Great
map caption	Location of Jamaica
ethnic group	European
Name	Colony of Jamaica
regime	Colony of Commonwealth of England
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DHoPtitle	Governor
HoPtitle	Lord Protector
HoPlist	Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England
Language	English
Currency	Pound sterling and Spanish dollar
Religion	Church of England ----
Demonym	Jamaican
language other	Spanish, Gaelic Irish, Jamaican Patois and Taíno
otl	Jamaica and Cayman Islands
Capital	Port Royal , Port Spain
Flag	British North America.png
ethnic other	Maroons and Tiano
abstract	In late 1654, Cromwell launched the Western Design armada against Spain's colonies in the Caribbean. In April 1655, General Robert Venables led the armada in an attack on Spain's fort at Santo Domingo, Hispaniola. However, the Spanish repulsed this poorly-executed attack, known as the Siege of Santo Domingo, and the English troops were soon decimated by disease. Weakened by fever and looking for an easy victory following their defeat at Santo Domingo, the English force then sailed for Jamaica, the only Spanish West Indies island that did not have new defensive works. In May 1655, around 7,000 English soldiers landed near Jamaica's Spanish Town capital. The English invasion force soon overwhelmed the small number of Spanish troops (at the time, Jamaica's entire population only numbered around 2,500). In the following years, Spain repeatedly attempted to recapture Jamaica, and in response in 1657 Governor D'Oyley invited buccaneers to base themselves at Port Royal on Santiago, to help defend against Spanish attacks. Spain never recaptured Jamaica.

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