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British investigations of failure provide most of the documentation of attacks
Source: Runaways, Renegades, and St. Augustine's Towns People #113
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The [1702, 1704, 1740] attacks were reported by both the Spanish and British colonial officials. Both times the British efforts did not succeed and lengthy investigations followed once the troops returned home. Carolinians and Georgians looked to assign blame and perhaps assess penalties for poorly executed expeditions. Like today, political positioning and the enhancement of the position and wealth of accusers at the expense of the unsuccessful motivated much of the hearings. Three centuries later we know more about the actions of the losers than those who held out against the attacks. Winners seldom need to provide lengthy descriptions or explanations. For example, the investigation of unsuccessful British tactics during the Battle of Bloody Mose in June 1740 far exceeds the length of the letter written by Florida Governor Manuel de Montiano’s when reporting the British defeat. (Parker RR)
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