One day in the summer of 1702, an English fleet suddenly appeared in the Spanish port of Cádiz.

Britain and Spain had fought many naval battles before that, vying for maritime supremacy. This time, the British fleet's intention was very obvious, that is, to seize the port of Cádiz, and then to control the port of entry to the Mediterranean.

The commander of the British fleet was the Duke of Ormond. When his fleet approached the port, the Duke of Ormond was cautious and did not immediately give the order to attack because of the unknown enemy.

In fact, the Spanish army at the port was slackly armed and undermanned, and if they attacked immediately, the Spaniards would surely be defeated.

After some time, when the Spanish defenders of the port were fully prepared, the Duke of Ormond ordered the British to attack, and the battle was extremely hard, and the Spaniards were still fighting for more than a month, and the British could not land.

Faced with increasing casualties and attrition, Sir George advised the Duke of Ormond: "If we continue to fight like this, we will not be able to sustain it." It is better to collect the troops and return home, wait for the opportunity, save some strength and explain to the king. The Duke of Ormond was in a very depressed mood at this time, and when he saw this state of affairs, he had no choice but to agree, and ordered his men to inform the ships, count the number of people and the reserves of food and fresh water, calculate the daily consumption, and prepare to leave for China.

Just as the British were preparing to evacuate, the Duke of Ormond was informed that a group of Spanish treasure ships had just anchored in the Bay of Vigo, not far from the port of Cádiz.

When the Duke of Ormond heard the news, he immediately came to his senses. He thought that this expedition of the fleet had achieved nothing, and if he robbed the treasures of Spain, everyone would not only get rich, but also confess in front of the king.

So, he ordered the fleet to sail to the Bay of Vigo. Stimulated by the desire to make a fortune, the British sailors advanced at full speed, and before the Spanish sailors in the Bay of Vigo could react, they were attacked by the British sailors in a storm, and the Spanish treasure ships were sacked by the British.

The Duke of Ormond presented the looted 1,000,000 pounds of treasure to the King of England, and painted it with oil and vinegar.

Because the Duke of Ormond took one by hand

"Big Sheep", the British king not only did not blame him for his lack of command and poor supervision of the war, but praised him greatly.

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