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  Wikidata
Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, Kingdom of Spain, 

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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion1830State of VenezuelaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1743Battle of La GuairaKingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Spain, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1812Battle of La GuairaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle, United StatesWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1859La SampablerabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1958September 1958 military uprising in VenezuelarebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1989Caracazorebellion, unrestWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20022002 Venezuelan coup d'état attemptattempted coup d'étatWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2002Siege of the Cuban Embassy in CaracassiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2009Ataque de la sinagoga Tiferet IsraeloffensiveWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20172017 Caracas helicopter incidentairstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2018Operation Gideon (2018)armed conflict, police raidWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2020Operation Gideon (2020)raid, amphibious warfare, armed conflictWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2021clashes at Cota 905armed 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 MartínezWikidata
    organisationarms industry1975Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militaresarms industry, state-owned enterprise, businessWikidata
    sitemuseumHistorical museum in Caracasmilitary museumWikidata
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