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Cutting out of the Hermione

Cutting out of the Hermione was a naval engagement fought in 1799 at Puerto Cabello, in what is now Venezuela. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Puerto Cabello. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1796 to 1808. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 100 against ~400; 1 frigate.

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Fought1799
WherePuerto Cabello, Venezuela10.467N, 68.017W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsGreat BritainagainstSpain
Casualties and losses12 woundedand120 killed; 97 wounded; 231 captured; 1 frigate captured
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, 180717961807Cutting out of the Hermione, 1799
11 placed engagements of the Anglo-Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1799 (year precision)
PlacePuerto Cabello, Venezuela
10.467N, 68.017W
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength100~400; 1 frigate
Casualties and losses12 wounded120 killed; 97 wounded; 231 captured; 1 frigate captured
Commanders
  • Sir Edward Hamilton, 1st Baronet
  • Ramón Echalaz
Cutting out of the HermioneCutting out of the HermioneSiege of Puerto CabelloSiege of Puerto CabelloSiege of Puerto CabelloSiège of Puerto CabelloSecond Siege of ValenciaSecond Siege of ValenciaCaracasBarquisimetoMaiquetíaAcariguaAltagracia de OritucoLos TequesOcumare del TuySan Carlos100 km10.467N, 68.017W
Placed at Puerto Cabello; 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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Cutting out of the Hermione is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Venezuela.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17512431, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Cutting out of the Hermione, revision 1377059011, 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.