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Siege of Cartagena

Siege of Cartagena was a siege conducted on 14 July 1820 at Cartagena, in what is now Colombia; it lasted 15 months. It was part of the Colombian War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1825. The recorded result: Gran Colombian victory. Recorded strength: 2,500 –3,000 against 1,150 –2,000.

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Fought14 July 1820lasted 15 months
WhereCartagena, Colombia10.400N, 75.500W
OutcomeGran Colombian victory
Belligerents23px Gran ColombiaagainstKingdom of Spain
Casualties and lossesUnknownand700 survivors surrender and are sent to Cuba
Part ofColombian War of Independence1810 to 1825

Where it sits in the Colombian War of Independence

Battle of La Ladera (1812), 1812Battle of the Palo River, 1815Spanish Siege of Cartagena de Indias, 1815Battle of Cachirí, 1816Battle of Ceja Alta del Cancán, 1816Battle of Cuchilla del Tambo, 1816Battle of Vargas Swamp, 1819Battle of Boyacá, 1819Battle of San Juanito, 1819Siege of Cartagena, 1820Battle of Bomboná, 182218121822Siege of Cartagena, 1820
13 placed engagements of the Colombian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 July 1820
to 10 October 1821
PlaceCartagena, Colombia
10.400N, 75.500W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength2,500 –3,0001,150 –2,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown700 survivors surrender and are sent to Cuba
Commanders
  • Mariano Montilla
  • José Prudencio Padilla
  • José María Córdova
  • Juan de Sámano
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1586 and 1820.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1820

Siege of Cartagena is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 42 in present-day Colombia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21480515, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Cartagena (1820–21), revision 1370740066, 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.