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The Battle of Havana was a naval engagement that took place between the British Caribbean squadron and a Spanish squadron based near Havana during the War of Jenkins' Ear. [4] The battle occurred on the morning of the 12th and ended on 14 October 1748.
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
George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle KG PC (London, 8 April 1724 – 13 October 1772), styled Viscount Bury until 1754, was a British general and nobleman. He is best known for his decisive victory over the Spanish during capture of Havana in 1762, as part of the Seven Years' War.
Map of Havana, 1739 Plan of Havana, 1758 Map of Havana, 1762 Detail of the plan of the city, port and castles of San Christobal de La Habana-1776. 1748 – Battle of Havana. 1762 – Battle of Havana; British in power. [8] 1763 – 6 July: Spanish in power per Treaty of Paris (1763). [9] 1767 – Castillo de Atarés built. [3] 1768 Hurricane. [1]
Morgan's fleet arrived off Havana in mid-March, but on discovering that it was heavily defended, they instead sailed to Santiago de Cuba. [11] The city had only just recovered from the raid by Christopher Myngs six year earlier, so whilst here they briefly blockaded it whilst Morgan and his captains gave options for other targets.
Battle of Havana and death [ edit ] During the Seven Years' War the British sent an expedition against Cuba in 1762 with a fleet of 23 ships of the line, 11 frigates, 4 sloops, 3 bomb ketches, 1 cutter alongside 160 troop transports, consisting of 31,000 men in total.
By August, Havana's defenders faced a shortage of manpower and ammunition needed to prolong the siege. Don Juan de Prado, the captain-general of Cuba, surrendered Havana to the British on 13 August, beginning an 11-month occupation. Havana, along with Manila, was returned at the end of the war in 1763, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.