The famous saying about failure is one that I connect with Sir Drake, if you don't succeed at first, try again. This man had failed multiple times before he succeeded in capturing treasure.
The first attempt was on the King's treasure house. Drake disguised himself as a Spanish worker to spy on where the treasure was located. Returning with 73 men and two boats, Drake was ready to attack the Spanish village. When arriving, the men split into two groups. One group played trumpets and drums while the other group went into the village to raid the house. Drake, leading the second group, was injured after the Spanish men opened fire. Drake determinedly decided to continue on the mission as well as harassed his crew to stay with him. Once in the house, the crew was dismayed that the treasure was no longer in the house.
Another failed attempt that followed was an ambushing carts on the way to Panama City. The crew was waiting for the perfect timing to surprise attack some carts caring treasure. However, one of the men was intoxicated and prematurely attacked. This caused the rest of the men transporting to have time and escaped. The few carts that were captured had little to no value on them.
When another crew ship offered Sir Drake to join the attack a movement of silver. This was a success that caused Sir Drake to be more confident and daring than before. On the way to England, there were several attacks on Spanish ships. A famous capture was the Cacafuego, where Sir Drake released the crew unarmed with presents.
Once arriving home, Drake had the Queen Elizabeth on board for six hour. She then gave Drake 10,000 for himself and 8,000 for the crew.
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