Spain asked for financial compensation , and in turn the British demanded annulment of the Visitation Right .
Walpole gave in to the pressure and approved the sending of troops to the West Indies and a squadron to Gibraltar under Admiral Nicholas Haddock , provoking an immediate Spanish reaction .
Spanish asked for financial compensation , and in turn the British demanded annulment of the Visitation Right .
Walpole gave in to the pressure and approved the sending of troops to the West Indies and a squadron to Gibraltar under Admiral Nicholas Haddock , provoking an immediate Spanish reaction .