British attack on San Juan (1797)

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The British attack on San Juan (1797) was a failed Royal Navy and army assault during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Spanish and Puerto Rican defenders successfully repelled an attempted British capture of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
conflictOf French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
countryInvolved Puerto Rico (Spanish colony) ⓘ
linked to: Puerto Rico

Spain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
defendedBy Castillo San Felipe del Morro garrison ⓘ
Fortín de San Gerónimo garrison ⓘ
Puerto Rican volunteer units ⓘ
coastal fortifications of San Juan ⓘ
hasBelligerent Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Puerto Rican militia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Spanish colonial forces in Puerto Rico ⓘ
hasCause Anglo-Spanish hostilities during the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
hasCommander Antonio de los Reyes Correa (symbolic historical figure of Puerto Rican defense) ⓘ
Henry Harvey ⓘ
Ralph Abercromby ⓘ
Ramón de Castro y Gutiérrez ⓘ
hasDate April 1797 ⓘ
hasEndTime 1797-04-30 ⓘ
hasForceType British Army ⓘ
Puerto Rican militia units ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
hasLocation Cangrejos (Santurce area) ⓘ
linked to: Santurce

Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Castillo San Felipe del Morro ⓘ
Condado Lagoon ⓘ
Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ
Hato Rey ⓘ
Isla de Cabras ⓘ
Miramar (San Juan) ⓘ
linked to: Miramar

Puerto Rico ⓘ
San Juan Bay ⓘ
San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ
hasObjective capture of San Juan ⓘ
seizure of Puerto Rico from Spain ⓘ
hasOutcome San Juan remained under Spanish control ⓘ
linked to: San Juan city walls
hasResult British attack repelled ⓘ
Spanish victory ⓘ
hasSignificance demonstrated strategic importance of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean ⓘ
strengthened Puerto Rican local identity and loyalty to Spain ⓘ
hasStartTime 1797-04-17 ⓘ
hasTactic amphibious landing ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ
siege operations ⓘ
hasTheatre Caribbean theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
opposedBy Spanish colonial government in Puerto Rico ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Juan city walls → significantEvent → British attack on San Juan (1797) ⓘ
La Rogativa monument → significantEvent → 1797 British siege of San Juan ⓘ
linked to: British attack on San Juan (1797)
Ramón de Castro y Gutiérrez → notableWork → Defense of San Juan against the British attack of 1797 ⓘ
linked to: British attack on San Juan (1797)
La Rogativa procession of 1797 → relatedTo → British invasion of Puerto Rico (1797) ⓘ
linked to: British attack on San Juan (1797)
La Rogativa → associatedWithEvent → Siege of San Juan (1797) ⓘ
linked to: British attack on San Juan (1797)
La Rogativa → associatedWith → British invasion of Puerto Rico (1797) ⓘ
linked to: British attack on San Juan (1797)