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The Battle of Cartagena de Indias was an amphibious military engagement between the forces of Britain under Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon and those of Spain under Admiral Blas de Lezo. It took place at the city of Cartagena de Indias in March 1741, in present-day Colombia. The battle was the most significant of the War of Jenkins' Ear and one of the largest naval campaigns in British history. The war later was subsumed into the greater conflict of the War of the Austrian Succession. The battle resulted in a major defeat for the British Navy and Army. The battle marked a turning point in South American history, as Spain preserved her military supremacy in that continent until the nineteenth century.

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  • Battle of Cartagena de Indias
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  • The Battle of Cartagena de Indias was an amphibious military engagement between the forces of Britain under Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon and those of Spain under Admiral Blas de Lezo. It took place at the city of Cartagena de Indias in March 1741, in present-day Colombia. The battle was the most significant of the War of Jenkins' Ear and one of the largest naval campaigns in British history. The war later was subsumed into the greater conflict of the War of the Austrian Succession. The battle resulted in a major defeat for the British Navy and Army. The battle marked a turning point in South American history, as Spain preserved her military supremacy in that continent until the nineteenth century.
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  • 4000(xsd:integer)
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  • *12,000 regulars, marines and militia *15,398 Royal Navy sailors 29 ships of the line
  • *2,700 regulars and 400 marines *600 sailors and 300 militia *600 native archers * 6 ships of the line and numerous shore-based guns
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Partof
  • the War of Jenkins' Ear
Date
  • March–May 1741
Commander
  • Edward Vernon
  • Thomas Wentworth
  • Blas de Lezo Sebastián de Eslava
Caption
  • British attack on Cartagena de Indias by Luis Fernández Gordillo.Oil on canvas, Naval Museum of Madrid.
Casualties
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 4(xsd:integer)
  • 5(xsd:integer)
  • 6(xsd:integer)
  • 17(xsd:integer)
  • 395(xsd:integer)
  • 800(xsd:integer)
  • 1200(xsd:integer)
  • 1500(xsd:integer)
  • 7500(xsd:integer)
  • 9500(xsd:integer)
Result
  • Decisive Spanish victory
combatant
  • Spain
Place
Conflict
  • Battle of Cartagena de Indias
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  • The Battle of Cartagena de Indias was an amphibious military engagement between the forces of Britain under Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon and those of Spain under Admiral Blas de Lezo. It took place at the city of Cartagena de Indias in March 1741, in present-day Colombia. The battle was the most significant of the War of Jenkins' Ear and one of the largest naval campaigns in British history. The war later was subsumed into the greater conflict of the War of the Austrian Succession. The battle resulted in a major defeat for the British Navy and Army. The battle marked a turning point in South American history, as Spain preserved her military supremacy in that continent until the nineteenth century. The defeat caused heavy losses for the British: 50 ships lost, badly damaged or abandoned, and losses of 18,000 soldiers and sailors, mostly due to disease that also took a heavy toll among the Spanish forces, especially yellow fever.
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