I heard a story about a military commander that arrived on ships to conquer a land, and after they landed ordered the ships to be burned so that failure would not be an option.
Who did this, and when/where was it?
Thanks!|||William Duke of Normandy after landing in southern England 1066.
Hernando Cortes,Spanish conquistador,at Vera Cruz,Mexico July 1519.|||Cortes and the Burning of the Boats at Vera Cruz
In 1519, Captain Hernando Cortes and a small army left the Spanish held island of Cuba and set out on one of the greatest conquests in the history of the world. Cortes was going to accomplish his goals no matter the consequences. He put to death some of those who opposed him, got himself appointed Capitan-General in order to get out from under Diego Velazquez鈥檚 authority, and even destroyed his fleet in an attempt to motivate his men to adapt to his at-all-costs attitude.
Captain Hernando Cortes was the individual you are referring to.
I hope this successfully answers your question.|||Hmm... Admiral Kirk did this with the Enterprise in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
But I don't think that's what you're looking for... Google Hernan Cortes, or the Spanish Conquest. The actual story is a bit different from the myth.|||Agathocles of Syracuse onlanding in Africa in c. 310 BC.
Cortes in 1519,
The Emperor Julian in 363. Ended up looking pretty stupid as his campaign failed.|||Hernando Cortez
http://www.alliancenet.org/CC/article/0,鈥?/a>|||Hernan Cortes. Spaniard Conquistador, in Mexico
He burned his ships to keep his crew form deserting him.
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