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Henry Morgan's raid on Porto Bello was a military event which took place in the latter half of the Anglo-Spanish war beginning on 10 July 1668. Notable Welsh Buccaneer Henry Morgan led a largely English Privateer force against the heavily fortified town of Porto Bello (now Portobelo in modern Panama).
Sir Henry Morgan (Welsh: Harri Morgan; c. 1635 – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh [1] privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica , he and those under his command raided settlements and shipping ports on the Spanish Main , becoming wealthy as they did so.
The Battle of Porto Bello may refer to: Capture of Porto Bello (1601), was an engagement of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) Henry Morgan's raid on Porto Bello (1668), by Welsh privateer Henry Morgan; Assault on Porto Bello (1680), by buccaneer John Coxon; Attack on Porto Bello (1702), was an engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession
Welshman Henry Morgan repeated the feat in 1668, having led a fleet of privateers and 450 men and overcame its strong fortifications. His forces plundered it for 14 days before withdrawing. It was captured again in 1680 by pirate John Coxon. [4] 1771 map showing position of Bastimentos Island between Porto Bello and the former harbour of Nombre ...
In command of one of the ships which took part in Sir Henry Morgan's raid on Portobello in 1668, he was given command of the 34-gun Oxford with a commission as a pirate hunter before the end of the year and eventually captured Captain la Veven and his ship, the Satisfaction.
Henry Morgan's Panama expedition, also known as The Sack of Panama was a military expedition in which English privateers and French pirates commanded by Buccaneer Henry Morgan launched an attack with an army of 1,400 men with the purpose of capturing the rich Spanish city of Panama off the Pacific coast between 16 December 1670 and 5 March 1671 during the later stage of the Anglo-Spanish War.
July 10 – Henry Morgan's raid on Porto Bello: Welsh privateer Henry Morgan and 450 men under his command plunder the city of Portobello on the Isthmus of Panama and spend 14-days in the attack before withdrawing. July 25 – The magnitude 8.5 Shandong earthquake kills at least 43,000 people in China's Shandong province. [4] [5]
Another larger raid took place on Porto Bello which was even more successful. Henry Morgan. Soon after the 26 gun HMS Oxford was given to Morgan as a gift from King Charles II of England. In October 1668 Morgan sailed with ten ships and 800 men for Île-à-Vache, a small island he used as a rendezvous point. [5]