Battle of La Guaira
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The Battle of La Guaira or La Guayra, took place on 2 March 1743 in the Caribbean, off the coast of La Guaira, present day Venezuela. La Guaira was a port of the Royal Gipuzkoan Company of Caracas, whose ships had rendered great assistance to the Spanish navy during War of Jenkins' Ear in carrying troops, arms, stores and ammunition from Spain to her colonies, and its destruction would be a severe blow both to the Company and the Spanish Government. A British expeditionary fleet under Sir Charles Knowles was defeated, and the expedition ended in failure. 600 men were killed, among whom was the captain of HMS Burford, and many of the ships were badly damaged or lost. Knowles was therefore unable to proceed to Puerto Cabello until he had refitted.
1743
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Location: 10.6, -66.9331, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 1830 | State of Venezuela | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1743 | Battle of La Guaira | Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Spain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1812 | Battle of La Guaira | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle, United States | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1859 | La Sampablera | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1958 | September 1958 military uprising in Venezuela | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1989 | Caracazo | rebellion, unrest | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2002 | 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt | attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2002 | Siege of the Cuban Embassy in Caracas | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2009 | Ataque de la sinagoga Tiferet Israel | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2017 | 2017 Caracas helicopter incident | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2018 | Operation Gideon (2018) | armed conflict, police raid | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2020 | Operation Gideon (2020) | raid, amphibious warfare, armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2021 | clashes at Cota 905 | armed conflict, Bolivarian National Guard, Body of Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigation, Bolivarian Intelligence Service, Bolivarian National Police, Carmen Meléndez, turf war, Garbis Ochoa Ruíz, Carlos Luis Revete, Carlos Calderón Martínez | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1975 | Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares | arms industry, state-owned enterprise, business | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Historical museum in Caracas | military museum | Wikidata | |