Battle of San Fernando de Omoa

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The Battle of San Fernando de Omoa was a short siege and battle between British and Spanish forces fought not long after Spain entered the American Revolutionary War on the American side. On the 16 October 1779, following a brief attempt at siege, a force of 150 British soldiers and seamen assaulted and captured the fortifications at San Fernando de Omoa in the Captaincy General of Guatemala on the Gulf of Honduras.

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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1603Battle of Puerto CaballosKingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England, Hispanic MonarchyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1779Battle of San Fernando de OmoaKingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata