What the records say
- When
- 30 Oct 1657
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.41° N, 77.11° W
- Description
- 1657 battle of the Anglo-Spanish War of 1654–60
Battle of Ocho Rios
1657 battle of the Anglo-Spanish War of 1654–1660
The Battle of Ocho Rios also known as Battle of Las Chorreras was a military action which took place on the island of Jamaica on 30 October 1657 where a Spanish force under Cristóbal Arnaldo Isasi hoping to take back the island was defeated by the English occupying force under the acting governor Colonel Edward D'Oyley.
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