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Battle of Cartagena de Indias

Battle of Cartagena de Indias was a battle fought on 9 February 1586 at Cartagena, in what is now Colombia; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1585 to 1604. The recorded result: English victory.

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Battle of Cartagena de Indias
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Fought9 February 1586lasted 2 days
WhereCartagena, Colombia10.422N, 75.539W
OutcomeEnglish victory
BelligerentsSpainagainstEngland
Casualties and losses20 killed wounded or capturedand28 killed and 50 wounded; 1 prize sunk
Part ofAnglo-Spanish War1585 to 1604

Where it sits in the Anglo-Spanish War

Battle of São Vicente, 1583Action off Bermuda, 1585Capture of Santiago, 1585Battle of Santo Domingo, 1586Battle of Cartagena de Indias, 1586Battle of Pantelleria, 1586Battle of Gravelines, 1588Battle of the Strait of Gibraltar (1590), 1590Battle of Blaye, 1591Battle of the Strait of Gibraltar, 1591Battle of Flores, 1591Siege of Rouen, 1591Siege of Caudebec, 1592Battle of Flores, 1592Battle of Craon, 1592Battle of the Barbary Coast, 1592Battle of the Bay of Biscay, 1592Battle of Blaye, 1593Action of Faial, 1594Action of San Mateo Bay, 1594Battle of Atacames, 1594Siege of Fort Crozon, 1594Battle of Las Palmas, 1595Battle of the Guadalupe Island, 1595Battle of San Juan, 1595Battle of Pinos, 1596Siege of Amiens, 1597Battle of San Juan, 1598Capture of Portobello, 1601Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1602), 1602Battle of Sesimbra Bay, 1602Battle of Puerto Caballos, 1603Battle of the Gulf of Cadiz, 160415831604Battle of Cartagena de Indias, 1586
33 placed engagements of the Anglo-Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 February 1586
to 11 February 1586
PlaceCartagena, Colombia
10.422N, 75.539W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength900 soldiers & militia,; 400 Indian allies,; 2 galleys; 1 galleass; 300 sailors; Various forts30 ships; 2,300 soldiers & sailors
Casualties and losses20 killed wounded or captured28 killed and 50 wounded; 1 prize sunk
Commanders
  • Pedro de Bustos
  • Pedro Vique Manrique
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1586

Battle of Cartagena de Indias is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 42 in present-day Colombia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15145481, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586), revision 1370108663, 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.