Capture of the galleon San Joaquin

Capture of the galleon San Joaquin
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
Date11 August 1711
Location
Off Cartagena de Indias, Caribbean Sea
Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain Spain
Commanders and leaders
James Littleton Miguel Augustin de Villanueva (DOW)
Strength
5 ships of the line 1 galleon
1 smaller ship
Casualties and losses
7 killed or wounded 150 killed or wounded
450 captured
1 galleon captured
1 smaller ship captured

The capture of the galleon San Joaquin (also known as the Battle of Cartagena) was a naval engagement that took place off the coast near Cartagena (present day Colombia). It involved five British ships of the line against the Spanish galleon San Joaquin and a smaller ship. After an action lasting barely an hour San Joaquin surrendered. The galleon had fought in the previous encounter during Wager's Action nearly three years earlier but had just barely escaped capture.

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