"In August 1779, Spain finally declared war on Great Britain and Galvez was free to act openly. He knew that his best chance of success was to strike first by surprise. Within a month, he had captured all four British forts in the lower Mississippi including Baton Rouge and Natchez. He captured 550 enemy soldiers and two naval vessels, one of which was captured from land. . . . He did this all without suffering a single defeat. His success was even more remarkable because a hurricane had sunk his supply ships." In this it states that he never suffered a single defeat.
If the general assembly approves it, the United Nations can send in "peacekeepers" to ensure cease-fires in conflict areas, although the effectiveness of this tactic is in dispute.
<span>Early colonists in New Netherland were most interested in "trade" and mercantilism with either the Netherlands themselves or other European countries. </span><span />
