Henry Morgan: Feared Buccaneer of the New World

Henry Morgan: Feared Buccaneer of the New World — page 1
Setting Sail for the New World Henry Morgan was born in 1635 and grew up in Wales Great Britain Little is known about his youth But in the mid-1650s he sailed east to the New World Why do you want to go to the Americas For riches and fame Things I’d never have back home Historians believe Morgan was part of a British expedition against the Spanish Spain controlled the West Indies and its wealth Hoping to loosen Spain’s grip the British attacked the town of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola Ahh g n a B All British retreat Retreat Many British soldiers died in the failed attack and disease killed many more We’ll all die if we don’t get off this cursed island Oooh 4