Invasion of the West Indies (1745)

A Long Start to a Long War
Johnathan O' Reilly stepped out of the rain and into the Office of Naval Affairs, to be grimly greeted by Nathaniel Garland and Andrew Mallace. The three men walked off to a large room, overlooking Silverwater Bay. The rain pounded against the glass windows for seemingly decades, until the door behind them creaked open, revealing Johnathan Goldtimbers in the doorway. He stepped in and placed down several documents on a side table, and announced, "It is war, gentlemen."