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Siege of San Juan

When
21–30 April 1797
Where
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Part of
Battle of San Juan

British forces besieged the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan from 21 to 30 April 1797 during the Anglo-Spanish War.

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 British established siege positions around the city, which Spanish forces subsequently attacked in a series of successive assaults.

Sources

  1. Battle of San Juan (1797) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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