battle, early modern

Attack on Príncipe

Name: Attack on Príncipe
Location: São Tomé and Principe

Attack on Príncipe was a battle fought in 1719 in what is now São Tomé and Principe. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Golden Age of Piracy, which ran from 1650 to 1730.

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Fought1719

WhereSão Tomé and Principe1.617N, 7.400E, placed at the location, approximate

BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstPirates

Part ofGolden Age of Piracy1650 to 1730

Where it sits in Golden Age of Piracy

12 placed engagements of Golden Age of Piracy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1719 (year precision)
Place	São Tomé and Principe 1.617N, 7.400E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Commanders	Howell Davis Bartholomew Roberts Walter Kennedy (pirate)

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Ukoko 1914, 251 km E
Battle of Gabon 1940, 266 km SE
1936 uprising in Spanish Guinea 1936, 328 km E
Battle of Guinea 1478, 384 km W
Second Battle of Edea 1915, 389 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Ocracoke 22 November 1718
After: Capture of the William 1720
All 12 engagements of Golden Age of Piracy

Elsewhere in 1719

Attack on Príncipe is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 2 in present-day São Tomé and Principe.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138299989, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Attack on Príncipe (1719), revision 1384321342, 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.