IOTL; Walter Raliegh started a colony on Roanoke Island under governor Lane, but a planned resupply didn't arrive arrived and the colony was in a bad way. Francis Drake arrived with a fleet and attempted to resupply the colony and give it a ship but a storm blew up and the resupply failed so Drake evacuated the colony. A mere 3 or 4 days after the colony was evacuated the planned but much delayed resupply ship arrived with plenty of stores. This was soon followed by Grenville with a flotilla of 6 ships with stores and more colonists, but finding the colony empty he left a mere 15 soldiers on Roanoke.
WI the much delayed supply ship hadn't been so delayed, it arrived some time before Drake? Would the colony hold on if it was well supplied when Drake arrived? What about Grenvilles flotilla, would it leave more than 15 soldiers? Would the lost colony settlers still be sent if Lane was still there plus whoever Grenville left? Would this create a critical mass to carry the colony through the Spanish Aramda and being cut off for several years?
WI the much delayed supply ship hadn't been so delayed, it arrived some time before Drake? Would the colony hold on if it was well supplied when Drake arrived? What about Grenvilles flotilla, would it leave more than 15 soldiers? Would the lost colony settlers still be sent if Lane was still there plus whoever Grenville left? Would this create a critical mass to carry the colony through the Spanish Aramda and being cut off for several years?