Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica

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The Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica was a key early engagement in 1741 during the British assault on Spanish-held Cartagena de Indias, where Spanish defenses successfully delayed and weakened the invading fleet.

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Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
attacker Royal Navy ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
campaign British expedition against Cartagena de Indias (1741) ⓘ
commanderAttacker Edward Vernon ⓘ
commanderDefender Blas de Lezo ⓘ
Sebastián de Eslava ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) ⓘ
countryAtTime Spanish Empire ⓘ
date 1741 ⓘ
defender Spanish Navy ⓘ
Spanish colonial garrison ⓘ
followedBy main assault on Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
fortificationBesieged Bocachica defensive works ⓘ
Castillo de San Luis de Bocachica ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Spanish America ⓘ
impact delayed British timetable for capturing Cartagena ⓘ
inflicted significant damage and losses on British fleet ⓘ
landForcesInvolved British colonial troops ⓘ
British marines ⓘ
Spanish infantry garrison ⓘ
location Bocachica channel ⓘ
Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
linked to: Cartagena, Colombia

Fort San Luis de Bocachica ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
navalForcesInvolved Royal Navy ships of the line ⓘ
Spanish coastal batteries ⓘ
notableFeature strong Spanish coastal fortifications ⓘ
use of heavy naval artillery against stone fort ⓘ
objective capture of the Bocachica entrance to Cartagena harbor ⓘ
opponentCommanderAttacker Thomas Wentworth ⓘ
outcomeForCampaign contributed to ultimate British failure at Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
partOf Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
precededBy British declaration of war on Spain (War of Jenkins' Ear) ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
result British fleet weakened before main assault on Cartagena ⓘ
Spanish defensive success in delaying British advance ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access channel to Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
theaterOfWar Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Spanish Main ⓘ
linked to: The Spanish Main
typeOfWarfare amphibious operation ⓘ
fortress siege ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ

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Battle of Cartagena de Indias → hasPart → Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica ⓘ