. . . "The Capture of Fort Rocher took place on 9 February 1654, during the Franco-Spanish War (1635\u20131659). Equipped with one siege battery, a Spanish expedition of 700 troops attacked the buccaneer stronghold of Tortuga, capturing the fort and 500 prisoners including 330 buccaneers and goods valued at approximately 160,000 pieces-of-eight. The Spanish burned the colony to the ground and slaughtered its inhabitants, leaving behind a fort manned by 150 soldiers."@en . "Spanish capture of Tortuga"@en . "700 men" . "Minimum" . . "Spanish victory" . "1654-02-09Z"^^ . . . "+500" .