British attack on San Juan (1797)

E146964

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.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
conflictOf French Revolutionary Wars
countryInvolved Puerto Rico
surface form: Puerto Rico (Spanish colony)

Spain
United Kingdom
defendedBy Castillo San Felipe del Morro
surface form: Castillo San Felipe del Morro garrison

Fortín de San Gerónimo
surface form: 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 Santurce
surface form: Cangrejos (Santurce area)

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

Puerto Rico
San Juan Bay
San Juan, Puerto Rico
hasObjective capture of San Juan
seizure of Puerto Rico from Spain
hasOutcome San Juan city walls
surface form: San Juan remained under Spanish control
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)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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 British attack on San Juan (1797)
this entity surface form: 1797 British siege of San Juan