Global Information Lookup Global Information

Attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740 information


Attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740
Part of War of Jenkins' Ear

The bay at Gran Tarajal was used by both privateer expeditions to launch their attack on the island
Date13 October and 24 November 1740
Location
Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain British Empire Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
unknown José Sánchez Umpiérrez
Units involved
British privateers Local militia
Strength
100 - 350 unknown
Casualties and losses
most killed. unknown

The 1740 attacks on the island of Fuerteventura, also known as the Battles of El Cuchillete and Tamasite (Spanish: Batallas de El Cuchillete y Tamasite), by English privateers took place within a month of one another, and were both put down with little trouble by the island's militia. They coincided with the Anglo-Spanish war of 1739. Privateering by the British was common during this conflict and the attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740 can be seen as an extension of this period of discord between Britain and Spain.

and 15 Related for: Attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740 information

Request time (Page generated in 0.82 seconds.)

Attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740

Last Update:

The 1740 attacks on the island of Fuerteventura, also known as the Battles of El Cuchillete and Tamasite (Spanish: Batallas de El Cuchillete y Tamasite)...

Word Count : 752

Fuerteventura

Last Update:

Fuerteventura (Spanish: [ˌfweɾteβenˈtuɾa]) is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, geographically part of Macaronesia, and politically part...

Word Count : 6894

List of wars involving Spain

Last Update:

Sur (in Spanish) (13): 95–103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023. Serulnikov, Sergio (2013). Revolution in the Andes:...

Word Count : 3171

List of battles by geographic location

Last Update:

(1727–1729) Action of 8 April 17401740 – War of Jenkins' Ear (War of the Austrian Succession) Attacks on Fuerteventura in 17401740 – War of Jenkins' Ear...

Word Count : 56956

Battle of Cartagena de Indias

Last Update:

and Cartagena de Indias in present-day Colombia. Two previous naval attacks in 1740 had failed and for the third attempt in March 1741, the British had...

Word Count : 8987

War of the Austrian Succession

Last Update:

the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic...

Word Count : 12633

Siege of Fort Mose

Last Update:

a significant action of the War of Jenkins' Ear that took place on June 14, 1740 in Spanish Florida. Captain Antonio Salgado commanded a Spanish column...

Word Count : 1302

Battle of La Guaira

Last Update:

The Battle of La Guaira or La Guayra, took place on 2 March 1743 in the Caribbean, off the coast of La Guaira, present day Venezuela. La Guaira was a port...

Word Count : 913

Raid on Matina

Last Update:

without further incident back to Jamaica. The fort thus failed to stop the attacks by filibusters and with the fort's destruction smuggling continued well...

Word Count : 844

Voyage of the Glorioso

Last Update:

poor performance against the Spanish. In July 1747, the Spanish ship of the line Glorioso, launched at Havana on 1740 and under the command of Captain Pedro...

Word Count : 1558

Raid on Brunswick Town

Last Update:

garrison in these provinces, the Kingdom of Great Britain encouraged the provinces to raise local militias to combat Spanish-related attacks. The Port...

Word Count : 926

Battle of Bloody Marsh

Last Update:

left St. Simons on 25 July, ending their last invasion of colonial Georgia. In the ensuing months, Oglethorpe considered counter-attacks against Florida...

Word Count : 2028

Battle of Puerto Cabello

Last Update:

The Battle of Puerto Cabello was a failed attack on a Spanish colonial port during the War of Jenkins' Ear on 16 April 1743. The British naval forces under...

Word Count : 864

Action of 14 June 1742

Last Update:

Hyères islands and dispatched several squadrons to cruise in search of Spanish vessels. On 13 June 1742, the British squadron cruising off Cape Garoupe...

Word Count : 636

Dromedary

Last Update:

of the area, and are still extant there, especially in Lanzarote and to the south of Fuerteventura. Attempts to introduce dromedaries into the Caribbean...

Word Count : 11229

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net