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While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George
Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or
capture Spain's Pacific possessions, the voyage laid the basis for
later scientific and survey expeditions by Captain Cook and others.
Returning to Britain in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a
circumnavigation, the voyage was notable for the capture of an
Acapulco galleon but also considerable losses to disease with only
188 men of the original 1,854 surviving. Admiral of the Fleet
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson PC, FRS, RN (23 April 1697 - 6 June
1762) was a British admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his
circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseeing the Royal
Navy during the Seven Years' War.
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