the Spanish remained on the sidelines, but they became alarmed as continued British victories shattered the old balance of power. Instead of reversing the British victories, the Spanish entry escalated them. British forces captured Manila in the Philippines and the great port of Havana on Cuba, where the Spanish had stored much of their Mexican bullion. Another British fleet and army seized the sugar-rich French West Indian islands of Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent. So many victories embarrassed British diplomats striving to draw the proud French and Spanish to
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