Western Design
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Western Design was an ambitious but ultimately mixed-result English naval and military expedition led by Oliver Cromwell to attack Spanish possessions in the Caribbean during the mid-17th century.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English overseas campaign
ⓘ
military expedition ⓘ naval expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cromwell’s Western Design
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Design expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Robert Venables
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
English state papers of the Protectorate period
ⓘ
Spanish colonial records ⓘ |
| endTime | 1655 ⓘ |
| government | Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
English desire to challenge Spanish monopoly in the New World
ⓘ
Protestant anti-Spanish sentiment in mid-17th-century England ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
deterioration of Anglo-Spanish relations in the 1650s
ⓘ
long-term English presence in Jamaica ⓘ |
| influenced |
establishment of Jamaica as an English colony
ⓘ
subsequent English expansion in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| leader | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hispaniola NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
English Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Cromwell’s principal offensive venture in the New World
ⓘ
leading to permanent English control of Jamaica ⓘ |
| objective |
attack Spanish possessions in the Caribbean
ⓘ
expand English influence in the Caribbean ⓘ weaken Spanish power in the Americas ⓘ |
| opponent | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish conflict in the 1650s
ⓘ
Protectorate foreign policy of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| patron | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestant–Catholic rivalry ⓘ |
| result |
English conquest of Jamaica
ⓘ
failure to capture Hispaniola ⓘ mixed outcome ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
English landing in Jamaica
ⓘ
failed English attack on Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| startTime | 1654 ⓘ |
| strategicTheater | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
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