During the War of Jenkins’ Ear/a.k.a. King George’s War/a.k.a. the third French and Indian War, Captain Lawrence Washington, commanding 4,000 subject volunteers of the Virginia Militia, assists in the destruction of the Spanish fort at Puerto Bello, Panama.
Postscript: Upon his return home to Virginia, Washington renamed his estate in honor of his commander, Admiral Edward Vernon—Mount Vernon.
[added 6/4/2021]
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References:
War of Jenkins’ Ear – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Jenkins%27_Ear
King George’s War – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_George%27s_War
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