Battle of San Juan (1598)

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The Battle of San Juan (1598) was an Anglo-Spanish conflict in which English forces under George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, briefly captured the Spanish-held city of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War.

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Battle of San Juan (1598) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs English capture of San Juan (1598) ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
commander George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland ⓘ
conflictOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
conflictType naval and land engagement ⓘ
countryInvolved England ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
endTime 1598 ⓘ
hasCapitalCaptured San Juan ⓘ
hasCategory 16th-century conflicts ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) battles ⓘ
Battles involving England ⓘ
Battles involving Puerto Rico ⓘ
Battles involving Spain ⓘ
hasLocation Puerto Rico ⓘ
San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ
hasParticipant George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
historicalPeriod Age of Sail ⓘ
occupationDuration brief ⓘ
opponent English forces ⓘ
Spanish forces ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
placeInHistory part of English privateering campaigns against Spain ⓘ
relatedTo Defense of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Spanish colonial rule in the Caribbean ⓘ
result Spanish retention of Puerto Rico ⓘ
temporary English occupation of San Juan ⓘ
startTime 1598 ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ
temporalLocation 16th century ⓘ
theaterOfWar Caribbean Sea ⓘ

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Battle of San Juan (1595) → followedBy → Battle of San Juan (1598) ⓘ