Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
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Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas were a series of British-led attacks against the key Spanish fortress defending Cartagena de Indias during the 1741 campaign in the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | occurred during 1741 British campaign against Cartagena ⓘ |
| conflict | War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defender |
Kingdom of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonial garrison at Cartagena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | series of British-led attacks on the main Spanish fortress defending Cartagena ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fortressDefended | Castillo San Felipe de Barajas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Blas de Lezo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastián de Eslava NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wentworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| location |
Cartagena de Indias
NERFINISHED
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Castillo San Felipe de Barajas NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Cartagena, Colombia ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
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seizure of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ |
| opponent |
British forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish defenders ⓘ |
| partOf |
1741 Cartagena campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Cartagena de Indias NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British assaults repulsed
ⓘ
Spanish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
defended key fortress protecting Cartagena harbor
ⓘ
major failure of British 1741 expedition against Cartagena ⓘ |
| startTime | 1741 ⓘ |
| strategicRole | key to control of Cartagena’s landward approaches ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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