What the records say
- When
- 11 Dec 1812
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 10.60° N, 66.93° W
- Description
- 1812 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle of La Guaira (1812)
The Battle of La Guaira was a naval engagement fought in the Caribbean Sea on 11 December 1812 during the war between Britain and the United States. An American privateer captured a British letter of marque at the Spanish port of La Guaira in Venezuela.
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