Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741)

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battle military engagement siege

The Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) was a major battle in the War of Jenkins’ Ear in which Spanish forces successfully defended the fortified Caribbean port of Cartagena against a large British amphibious assault, shaping the balance of colonial power in the Americas.

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Surface form	Occurrences
defense of Cartagena de Indias (1741)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ
conflictIn	War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasApproximateStrengthAttacker	around 23,000–27,000 men ⓘ over 180 ships ⓘ
hasApproximateStrengthDefender	about 3,000–6,000 regulars and militia ⓘ local militia and freedmen ⓘ
hasAttacker	Edward Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wentworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBelligerent	British America NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCasualtiesAttacker	heavy casualties from combat and disease ⓘ
hasCasualtiesDefender	significant but lower than attacker ⓘ
hasCommander	Blas de Lezo NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastián de Eslava NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wentworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConsequence	checked British expansion in the Caribbean ⓘ damaged British prestige ⓘ enhanced reputation of Blas de Lezo ⓘ helped preserve Spanish colonial dominance in northern South America ⓘ secured Spanish control of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
hasCountry	Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDefender	Blas de Lezo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastián de Eslava NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEndDate	1741-05-20 ⓘ
hasFortification	Bocachica channel defenses NERFINISHED ⓘ Bocagrande channel defenses ⓘ Castillo San Felipe de Barajas NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	influenced balance of colonial power in the Americas ⓘ major Spanish defensive victory in the Caribbean ⓘ one of the largest amphibious operations of the 18th century ⓘ
hasLocation	Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Cartagena de Indias NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableFactor	Spanish defensive works and naval tactics were decisive ⓘ coordination problems between British army and navy ⓘ yellow fever and disease devastated British forces ⓘ
hasOutcome	British fleet repulsed ⓘ British land forces withdrew ⓘ
hasResult	Spanish victory ⓘ
hasStartDate	1741-03-13 ⓘ
hasTheatre	Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasType	amphibious assault ⓘ
partOf	War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Battle of Cartagena de Indias → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) ⓘ

Blas de Lezo → notableWork → Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) ⓘ

this entity surface form: defense of Cartagena de Indias (1741)