War of Jenkins' Ear

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18th-century conflict military conflict between Britain and Spain war

The War of Jenkins' Ear was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, largely fought in the Caribbean and North America, that became an early theater of the wider War of the Austrian Succession.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
War of Jenkins’ Ear	28
War of Jenkins' Ear canonical	25
Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins	2
British campaigns in the Caribbean (War of Jenkins’ Ear)	1
Caribbean theater of the War of the Austrian Succession	1
Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins' Ear	1
Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins’ Ear	1
Jenkins’s Ear, War of (1739–1748)	1
North American theater of the War of Jenkins' Ear	1
North American theater of the War of Jenkins’ Ear	1
Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century conflict ⓘ military conflict between Britain and Spain ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ surface form: Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins Guerra del Asiento ⓘ
chronologicalPredecessor	Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) ⓘ
chronologicalSuccessor	Seven Years' War ⓘ
conflictBelligerent	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
countryInvolved	Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ
endTime	1748 ⓘ
hasCause	Anglo-Spanish commercial rivalry ⓘ Spanish search-and-seizure of British merchant ships ⓘ border disputes between British Georgia and Spanish Florida ⓘ disputes over Caribbean trade ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Bloody Marsh ⓘ Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ Battle of Fort Frederica ⓘ Battle of Fort Mose (1740) ⓘ Battle of Gully Hole Creek ⓘ Battle of Havana (1748) ⓘ Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) ⓘ Battle of La Guaira ⓘ Battle of Porto Bello (1739) ⓘ Battle of Puerto Cabello ⓘ Siege of St. Augustine (1740) ⓘ
involves	British privateers ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ Spanish guarda costas ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ West Florida ⓘ surface form: Florida (Spanish colony) Georgia ⓘ surface form: Georgia (British colony) Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ surface form: New Granada North America ⓘ
mainTheater	War of Jenkins' Ear self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Caribbean theater of the War of the Austrian Succession
namedAfter	Robert Jenkins ⓘ
parliamentaryDebate	British Parliament declaration of war on Spain in 1739 ⓘ
partOf	War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
result	stalemate ⓘ status quo ante bellum ⓘ
significantCommander	Blas de Lezo ⓘ Admiral Edward Vernon ⓘ surface form: Edward Vernon James Oglethorpe ⓘ Manuel de Montiano ⓘ Sebastián de Eslava ⓘ
startTime	1739 ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

Referenced by (63)

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

George II of Great Britain → participatedIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Spanish Navy → participatedIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Bourbon Spain → participatedIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

War of Jenkins' Ear → alsoKnownAs → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins

War of Jenkins' Ear → mainTheater → War of Jenkins' Ear self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caribbean theater of the War of the Austrian Succession

Admiral Edward Vernon → notableEvent → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

subject surface form: Edward Vernon

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Admiral Edward Vernon → participatedIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

subject surface form: Edward Vernon

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Sir George Pocock → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

James Oglethorpe → militaryConflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Edward Boscawen → participantIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

HMS Namur → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Porto Bello (1739) → conflictIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) → usedAsPretextFor → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) → relatedTo → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) → chronologicallyPrecedes → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Guerra del Asiento → tieneNombreAlternativo → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins

Guerra del Asiento → tieneNombreAlternativo → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Whig Supremacy → significantEvent → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

British fleet at Porto Bello → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Lawrence Washington → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Old Grog → servedIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

subject surface form: Edward Vernon

Siege of St. Augustine (1740) → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Siege of St. Augustine (1740) → followedBy → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742)

Battle of Cartagena de Indias → conflictIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Battle of Havana (1748) → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Havana (1748) → partOf → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Havana (1748) → theatre → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of La Guaira → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Battle of La Guaira → partOf → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Battle of La Guaira → theatre → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins' Ear

Battle of Fort Mose (1740) → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Fort Mose (1740) → partOf → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Puerto Cabello → partOf → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Puerto Cabello → relatedTo → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: British campaigns in the Caribbean (War of Jenkins’ Ear)

Battle of Fort Frederica → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Fort Frederica → partOf → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Fort Frederica → theater → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American theater of the War of Jenkins’ Ear

Blas de Lezo → notableEvent → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Blas de Lezo → participantIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Bloody Marsh → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Battle of Bloody Marsh → partOf → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Asiento granted to Britain → relatedTo → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jenkins’s Ear, War of (1739–1748)

Asiento granted to Britain → terminationReason → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Battle of Gully Hole Creek → conflict → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Battle of Gully Hole Creek → partOf → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Battle of Gully Hole Creek → theater → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American theater of the War of Jenkins' Ear

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas → usedIn → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Spanish Caribbean defensive system → significantEvent → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

Treaty of Seville → precedes → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

Sebastián de Eslava → notableEvent → War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear