Battle of Havana

The siege of Havana was the successful capture of the Spanish-held city of Havana, Cuba in 1762 as part of the war between the two nations which formed part of the larger Seven Years' War. After the Spanish abandoned their former policy of neutrality by signing the family compact with France, Britain declared war on Spain in January 1762. The British government decided to mount an attack on the important Spanish naval base of Havana, with the intention of weakening the Spanish West Indies and improving the security of its own American colonies. A Royal Navy force consisting of squadrons from Britain and the West Indies, escorting 160 troopships, were able to approach Havana from a direction that neither Governor Juan de Prado nor Admiral Gutierre de Hevia expected and were able to trap de Hevia's fleet in the Havana harbour and land their troops with relatively little resistance.

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Battle of Havana (1762); Siege of Havana
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1762-08-13T00:00:00Z

1762 Battle of Havana

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1748-10-12T00:00:00Z

1748 Battle of Havana

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1806 Action of 23 August 1806

1870-11-09T00:00:00Z

1870-11-09T00:00:00Z

1870 Battle of Havana

1933-10-02T00:00:00Z

1933-10-03T00:00:00Z

1933 Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba

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Of His Majesty's ships on the secret expedition, against the Havannah LCCN2003674383

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1748	Battle of Havana	Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1762	Battle of Havana	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, siege, British America, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	Action of 23 August 1806	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Battle of Havana	France, German Empire, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1933	Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Hendrick Hudson	steamship	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Royal Shipyard of Havana	shipyard, Royal Manufactory	Wikidata
site	fort		Castillo de Cojímar	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Festung San Salvador de la Punta	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fuerte No 1	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Hornabeque de San Diego	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Morro Castle	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		San Salvador de la Punta Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Torreón de la Chorrera	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1558	Castillo de la Real Fuerza	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1762	San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Museo del Aire	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1895	USS Maine	pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Of His Majesty's ships on the secret expedition, against the Havannah LCCN2003674383		Commons
commons	image		Spanish flag RMG RT9328		Commons
commons	image		Spanish flag RMG RP-76-19		Commons
commons	image		Spanish flag RMG RT9337		Commons
commons	image		Spanish flag RMG RT9332		Commons
commons	image		Spanish flag RMG RT9331		Commons
commons	image		Spanish flag RMG RT9334		Commons
commons	image		Spanish flag RMG RT9333		Commons
commons	image		Spanish flag RMG RT9330		Commons
commons	image		Spanish flag RMG RT9329		Commons