In this situation, if they fired with bronze cannons, superior in both range and rate of fire, from outside the enemy's range? They could retreat without a scratch.
The captain had no intention of landing at Chesapeake Bay right now. He hadn't received such orders either.
The English and their allies there might number in the thousands, and a rash landing attempt could backfire.
His life was precious, and.
Even more so to the Viceroy of New Spain, who couldn't afford to lose many resources here.
Therefore, their strategy was simple:
Harass the enemy coasts while isolating their colonies.
Detailed investigations had revealed that the enemy territories were scattered in various places, with massive volumes of goods moving between them.
So, just by blocking their logistics, the enemy would fall into great confusion.
As he nodded with certainty of victory, the soldiers began loading the cannons. And...
Boom boom!
