1 Eye, 1 Leg, 1 Arm: The Admiral Who Beat Britain

One eye, one leg and one working arm. In 1741, Blas de Lezo faced one of the biggest invasion fleets in history at Cartagena de Indias. Britain made victory medals before the battle was over. A war over an ear, ladders too short, and how Mount Vernon got its name. Chapters: 0:00 Half a man 0:42 A boy at war 1:34 The hunter of the seas 2:30 A war over an ear 3:13 The biggest fleet 4:01 Medals for a win that never came 4:46 The siege 5:33 The night attack 6:16 The retreat 6:52 A sad ending 7:27 The American twist 7:57 Remembered at last Sources: Wikipedia, "Blas de Lezo": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blas_de... Wikipedia, "Battle of Cartagena de Indias": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_... Wikipedia, "War of Jenkins' Ear": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_... Wikipedia, "Mount Vernon": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_V... The story of the short ladders is a popular account; numbers of ships and men vary between sources. Narration: AI voice (Chatterbox). Illustrations: AI-generated in an engraving style, not historical images. Research, script and editing by the channel. Fleet and army sizes are estimates. Music: "Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Thinking Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Dreamer" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...