Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica

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military engagement siege

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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Label	Occurrences
Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ
attacker	Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaign	British expedition against Cartagena de Indias (1741) NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderAttacker	Edward Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderDefender	Blas de Lezo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastián de Eslava NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryAtTime	Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1741 ⓘ
defender	Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonial garrison ⓘ
followedBy	main assault on Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
fortificationBesieged	Bocachica defensive works NERFINISHED ⓘ Castillo de San Luis de Bocachica NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra	18th century ⓘ
historicalRegion	Spanish America NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cartagena de Indias NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort San Luis de Bocachica NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcomeForCampaign	contributed to ultimate British failure at Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
partOf	Battle of Cartagena de Indias NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Jenkins' Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	British declaration of war on Spain (War of Jenkins' Ear) ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Cartagena de Indias NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Jenkins' Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Main NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	amphibious operation ⓘ fortress siege ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ

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