What the records say
- When
- 9 Apr 1748
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 20.02° N, 75.83° W
- Description
- 1748 battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Santiago de Cuba (1748)
1748 battle
The battle of Santiago de Cuba, which took place on 9 April 1748, was a failed attempt by elements of the British Royal Navy under Rear-Admiral Charles Knowles to force the entrance of the port of Santiago de Cuba with the aim of striking a blow to the Spanish trade and privateering, since Santiago was a major base of the Spanish privateers in the Caribbean.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ジェンキンスの耳の戦争：サンティアゴ・デ・クーバの海戦。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page