Battle of Cartagena de Indias

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The Battle of Cartagena de Indias was a major 1741 amphibious assault in present-day Colombia where Spanish forces decisively repelled a large British fleet, shaping the balance of colonial power in the Caribbean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious assault ⓘ
battle ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) ⓘ
attacker British expeditionary force ⓘ
Royal Navy fleet ⓘ
linked to: Royal Navy
belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses significant British ship losses and damage ⓘ
thousands of British soldiers and sailors killed or incapacitated ⓘ
cause British attempt to capture a key Spanish colonial port ⓘ
British effort to control Caribbean trade routes ⓘ
commander Blas de Lezo ⓘ
Edward Vernon ⓘ
Sebastián de Eslava ⓘ
Thomas Wentworth ⓘ
conflictIn War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
countryAtTime Spanish Empire ⓘ
defender Spanish garrison of Cartagena ⓘ
defensiveStructureUsed Castillo San Felipe de Barajas ⓘ
city walls of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
endDate 1741-05-20 ⓘ
hasPart Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas ⓘ
Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica ⓘ
hasParticipant British Army troops ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
Spanish colonial militia ⓘ
location Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
linked to: Cartagena, Colombia

Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
present-day Colombia ⓘ
militaryOperationType land battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
notableFor decisive Spanish defense against a larger British force ⓘ
heavy British losses from combat and disease ⓘ
one of the largest amphibious operations of the 18th century ⓘ
partOf 18th-century conflicts in the Caribbean ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) ⓘ
result Spanish victory ⓘ
startDate 1741-03-13 ⓘ
strategicConsequence checked British expansion in Spanish America ⓘ
maintained Spanish dominance in parts of the Caribbean ⓘ
preserved Spanish control of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
theater Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Spanish Main ⓘ
linked to: Spanish West Indies
year 1741 ⓘ

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War of Jenkins' Ear → hasPart → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
Edward Vernon → militaryConflict → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Edward Vernon
Cartagena, Colombia → event → Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1741) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cartagena de Indias
Lawrence Washington → notableBattle → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
Battle of Puerto Cabello → relatedTo → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
Blas de Lezo → notableEvent → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
Blas de Lezo → significantBattle → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) → notableBattle → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
Battle of Jenkins' Ear → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1741) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cartagena de Indias
Blas de Lezo → notableEvent → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
subject linked to: de Lezo
Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica → partOf → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica → relatedEvent → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas → partOf → Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ