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Siege of Havana (1762) Captaincy General of Cuba (1607–1898) Lopez Expedition (1850–1851) Ten Years' War (1868–1878) Little War (1879–1880) Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) Treaty of Paris (1898) US Military Government (1898–1902) Platt Amendment (1901) Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) Cuban Pacification (1906–1909) Negro Rebellion (1912) Sugar Intervention (1917–1922) Cuban ...
The British arrived on 6 June and, by August, had Havana under siege. [8] When Havana surrendered, the admiral of the British fleet, George Keppel , the 3rd Earl of Albemarle , entered the city as a new colonial governor and took control of the whole western part of the island.
In Old Havana, effort has also gone into rebuilding for tourist purposes, and a number of streets and squares have been rehabilitated. [16] But Old Havana is a large city, and the restoration efforts concentrate in all but less than 10% of its area. In 2022, at least 40 people were killed by an explosion at the Hotel Saratoga.
Havana after the successful British siege in 1762. The British capture of the island in 1762 during the Seven Years' War proved to be a turning point in the history of Cuba and Spanish America in general. The British captured Havana after a three-month siege and controlled the western part of the island for a year.
Battle of Havana may refer to: Battle of Havana (1748) , a naval engagement between the Great Britain and Spain during the War of Jenkins' Ear, resulting in a tactical British victory Siege of Havana (1762), a British expedition to capture Havana during the Seven Years' War, resulting in a decisive British victory
The Cuban government opens state enterprises to private investment. [citation needed] 1994: 5 August: Maleconazo: Protests break out in Havana due to economic hardships amidst the Special Period. 1996: February: Cuban authorities arrest or detain at least 150 dissidents, marking the most widespread crackdown on opposition groups since the early ...
On February 24, the war broke out with the Grito de Baire. Jose Martí died in the combat of Two Rivers, Oriente Province (May 19, 1895), a great loss for the Cuban pro- independence cause. The following year General Antonio Maceo died along with his assistant Francisco Gómez Toro, in the San Pedro estate, Province of Havana, on December 7.