Battle of San Juan (1797)

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Battle of San Juan (1797)
Part of the War of the First Coalition and the Anglo-Spanish War of 1796-1808

The Fortín de San Gerónimo
Date21 April – 30 April 1797
Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain Spain
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 7,000
  • 68 warships with 600 guns
Casualties and losses
  • 200 killed
  • 290 captured, incl. deserters
  • Total: 490
  • 42 killed
  • 156 wounded/injured
  • 3 captured/missing
  • Total: 201

The Battle of San Juan (21 April – 30 April) occurred within an ill-fated British operation in 1797 targeting the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the 1796–1808 Anglo-Spanish War. The operation was carried out facing the historic town of Miramar. The battle was actually a series of successive Spanish attacks on the British siege positions; these Spanish countermeasures broke the British force and the siege of San Juan by it.

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