Battle of San Fernando de Omoa

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The Battle of San Fernando de Omoa was a 1779 engagement in present-day Honduras during which British forces briefly captured a key Spanish Caribbean coastal fortress early in the Anglo-Spanish War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Great Britain NERFINISHED
Spain
chronology early engagement of the Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
combatant British forces NERFINISHED
Spanish forces
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) NERFINISHED
countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
date 1779
duration brief British control of the fortress
era 18th century
location Caribbean coast of Central America
San Fernando de Omoa NERFINISHED
present-day Honduras
objective capture of the fortress of San Fernando de Omoa
partOf 18th-century conflicts in Central America
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) NERFINISHED
region Central America
relatedTo Fortress of San Fernando de Omoa NERFINISHED
result British victory
temporary British occupation of the fortress
significance capture of a key Spanish Caribbean coastal fortress
theater Caribbean theater of the Anglo-Spanish War NERFINISHED

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Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) hasBattle Battle of San Fernando de Omoa