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naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Action of 19 December 1796

Action of 19 December 1796 was a naval engagement fought in 1796 at Cartagena, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cartagena. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1796 to 1808. The recorded result: Inconclusive.

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Fought1796
WhereCartagena, Spain37.602N, 0.984W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsKingdom of Great BritainagainstSpain
Casualties and losses7 killed; 44 woundedand19 killed; 58 wounded
Part ofAnglo-Spanish War1796 to 1808

Where it sits in the Anglo-Spanish War

Action of 13 October 1796, 1796Action of 19 December 1796, 1796Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797Action of 26 April 1797, 1797Action of 19 January 1799, 1799Action of 16 October 1799, 1799Cutting out of the Hermione, 1799Battle of Montevideo, 1807Battle of Cardal, 1807Battle of Colonia del Sacramento, 1807Action of 2 June 1807, 180717961807Action of 19 December 1796, 1796
11 placed engagements of the Anglo-Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1796 (year precision)
to 1796
PlaceCartagena, Spain
37.602N, 0.984W
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthFrigates HMS Minerve and HMS BlancheFrigates Sabina and Ceres. Later supported by frigates Matilde, Perla and first rate Principe de Asturias
Casualties and losses7 killed; 44 wounded19 killed; 58 wounded
Commanders
  • Jacobo Stuart
Action of 19 December 1796Action of 19 December 1796Battle of CartagenaBattle of CartagenaBattle of New CarthageBattle of CartagenaSiege of CartagenaMurciaAlicanteAlmeríaLorca100 km37.602N, 0.984W
Placed at Cartagena; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Action of 19 December 1796 is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4677285, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 19 December 1796, revision 1383177898, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.