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British Fleet Appears Offshore
- When
- 17 April 1797
- Where
- Offshore Puerto Rico, near San Juan
- Part of
- Battle of San Juan
Abercromby's fleet of 68 vessels with 7,000 men, including German auxiliaries and French émigrés, appeared offshore Puerto Rico.
On 17 April 1797, Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby's fleet of 68 vessels appeared offshore Puerto Rico with a force of 7,000, which included German auxiliaries and French émigrés. The force had come to target the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan during the Anglo-Spanish War.
Sources
- Battle of San Juan (1797) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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