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    Battle of Cartagena de Indias (Spanish: Sitio de Cartagena de Indias, lit. 'Siege of Cartagena de Indias') took place during the 1739 to 1748 War of Jenkins'...
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    The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586) or the Capture of Cartagena de Indias was a military and naval action fought on 9–11 February 1586, of the recently...
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    Cartagena (/ˌkɑːrtəˈheɪnə/ KAR-tə-HAY-nə), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (Spanish: [kaɾtaˈxena ðe ˈindjas] ), is a city and one...
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    Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta (3 February 1689 – 7 September 1741) was a Spanish navy officer best remembered for the Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1741)...
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    1741 Battle of Cartagena de Indias, an important conflict of the War of Jenkins' Ear. Vernon's forces were repelled by the Spanish admiral Blas de Lezo...
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  • naval battle off Cartagena, Spain Raid on Cartagena (1697), a siege of Cartagena, Colombia Battle of Cartagena de Indias, a 1741 battle in Cartagena, Colombia...
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  • Exarchate of Africa, and the Umayyad Caliphate. Battle of Cartagena de Indias, a battle of the War of Jenkins' Ear between Spain and Great Britain Battle of Carthage...
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  • Cartagena (1643), a naval battle between France and Spain near the Spanish port during the Catalan Revolt Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1741), the third failed...
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  • the History of Cartagena, Colombia. The Caribbean region, particularly in the area from the Sinú River delta to the Cartagena de Indias bay, appears...
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    raid on Cartagena de Indias was a successful attack by the French on the fortified city of Cartagena de Indias, on 6 May 1697, as part of the War of the Grand...
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    at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias. After his death he was named marqués de la Real Defensa de Cartagena de Indias. In 1740 the Viceroyalty of the Nuevo...
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  • Lord Aubrey Beauclerk (category Royal Navy personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession)
    an officer of the Royal Navy. He saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession and was killed at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias. Lord Aubrey...
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    Navy, especially during the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741. In the preface, Smollett acknowledges the connections of his novel to the two satirical...
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    it the Guerra del Asiento. The failed British attack at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741 resulted in heavy British casualties, primarily from...
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    James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721) (category British Army personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession)
    in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias unsuccessful attack on Cartagena, Colombia. He returned as a captain in 1742. He served as captain of the grenadier...
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    artillery during his withdrawal. Battle of Bloody Marsh Battle of Gully Hole Creek Battle of Cartagena de Indias Invasion of Georgia (1742) Robert Jenkins...
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    Chaloner Ogle (category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies)
    San Lazaro was a disaster for the British forces and the Battle of Cartagena de Indias ultimately proved a decisive Spanish victory: 50 ships were lost...
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  • of Cartagena de Indias) Mediohombre by Alber Vázquez (Blas de Lezo, Battle of Cartagena de Indias) El héroe del Caribe: La última batalla de Blas de Lezo...
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    Campuzano-Polanco family (category Military history of the Dominican Republic)
    Desnaux [es], defended Cartagena in the Spanish victory in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741 commanded by Admiral Blas de Lezo (known as "Half Man")...
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    Augustine Washington (category Fathers of presidents of the United States)
    he had served in the Royal Navy in 1741 during the Battle of Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkins' Ear. According to Augustine Sr's will, if...
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  • Ear Battle of Cartagena de Indias - March 1740 King George's War Siege of Louisbourg - 1745 French and Indian War Siege of Louisbourg - 1758 Battle of Beauport...
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  • the ship be named after Blas de Lezo – a Spanish admiral who defeated the British at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741. The option with over...
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    The Siege of Cartagena (1815) (Spanish: Asedio español de Cartagena de Indias) was a successful 105-day Spanish siege by combined naval and ground forces...
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    Edward Vernon (category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Ipswich)
    the failure of Admiral Hosier there in a previous conflict. However, his amphibious operation against the Spanish port of Cartagena de Indias was a disastrous...
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    Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet (category Royal Navy personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession)
    assault on Cartagena. Vernon placed Knowles in command of the operations to reconnoitre the Spanish defences, and subsequently draw up a plan of attack....
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    coasts of Siberia and Alaska. May 9 – War of Jenkins' Ear: Battle of Cartagena de Indias – Spain's defenders in New Grenada, under the command of General...
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  • colonies and regularize colonial naturalization procedures. Battle of Cartagena de Indias, where the colonists are called "Americans" for the first time...
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    Pedro Fitz-James Stuart (category Captain generals of the Navy)
    ships and in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias against the English. On 24 January 1745, he was promoted to captain and received command of the frigate Aurora...
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    Gooch's American Regiment (category Military units and formations of the War of Jenkin's Ear)
    Jamaica before proceeding to the Viceroyalty of New Granada to take part in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741. Intended to serve as marines, the...
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  • following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. 1500 - Rodrigo de Bastidas approaches to Cartagena's bay, naming it Barú...
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