Battle of Cartagena de Indias

Name: Battle of Cartagena de Indias
Start: 1586-02-09
End: 1586-02-11

9 Feb 1586 – 11 Feb 1586 · 10.42° N, 75.54° W

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When: 9 Feb 1586 – 11 Feb 1586
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 10.42° N, 75.54° W
Description: 1586 battle of the Anglo-Spanish War

Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586)

Part of the Anglo-Spanish War

The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586) or the Capture of Cartagena de Indias was a military and naval action fought on 9–11 February 1586, of the recently declared Anglo-Spanish War that resulted in the assault and capture by English soldiers and sailors of the Spanish colony city of Cartagena de Indias governed by Pedro de Bustos on the Spanish Main. The English were led by Francis Drake.

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Anglo-Spanish War1585 · War