What the records say
- When
- 22 Nov 1739
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 9.55° N, 79.66° W
- Description
- 1739 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
1740 battle of the War of Jenkins' Ear
The Battle of Porto Bello was a 1739 battle between a Royal Navy squadron aiming to capture the settlement of Portobelo in Panama, and its Spanish defenders. It took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, in the early stages of the war sometimes known as the War of Jenkins' Ear. The battle resulted in a popularly acclaimed British victory.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of Jenkins' Ear – Battle of Porto Bello: British marine forces capture the Panamanian silver-exporting town of Portobelo from the Spanish”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1er-2 décembre (21-22 novembre du calendrier julien) : les Britanniques attaquent et prennent Puerto Bello au Panama”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “сражение при Порто-Белло”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page