Joseph Bradley (buccaneer)

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Joseph Bradley was an English

the Caribbean in around 1670.[1] He died during the capture of Fort San Lorenzo
.

Gulf Campaign (1669–1670)

Bradley aided

Campeche that summer.[3]

Panama Campaign (1670–1671)

In August 1670, Bradley sailed with

de Lescat to join Henry Morgan's campaign in Panama. Morgan sent Bradley's Mayflower and two other ships (with a force of 400 men) to capture Fort San Lorenzo which guarded the mouth of the Chagres river and the city of Chagres.[3]

Although Bradley and 100 of his men died during the attack, it left Chagres unprotected and vulnerable to Morgan's fleet allowing them to capture the city.[4]

References

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  4. ^ Brooke, Peter; Morgan, Jonathan. "Henry Morgan and the British presence in the Caribbean". British Values. p. 18. Retrieved 30 August 2018.