battle, early modern

Battle of Santiago de Cuba

Name: Battle of Santiago de Cuba
Start: 1741-12-09
Location: Guantánamo Bay, US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay

Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a battle fought on 9 December 1741 at Guantánamo Bay, in what is now US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay. It was part of the War of Jenkins' Ear, which ran from 1739 to 1748. The recorded result: Spanish Victory.

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Castle of El Morro, Santiago de Cuba. With stone bartizans.. Pietje96 (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought9 December 1741

WhereGuantánamo Bay, US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay19.966N, 75.139W

OutcomeSpanish Victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Great BritainagainstSpain

Casualties and losses3,445 killed, wounded or missingand400 killed or wounded; 3 warships captured

Part ofWar of Jenkins' Ear1739 to 1748

Where it sits in the War of Jenkins' Ear

13 placed engagements of the War of Jenkins' Ear in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	9 December 1741
Place	Guantánamo Bay, US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay 19.966N, 75.139W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	4,000 regulars & militia; 9 ships of the line; 12 frigates & other ships; 40 transports & store-ships	950 regulars and militia; unknown naval forces
Casualties and losses	3,445 killed, wounded or missing	400 killed or wounded; 3 warships captured
Commanders	Edward Vernon	Francisco Caxigal de la Vega

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Guantánamo Bay 1898, 6.7 km NE
Battle of El Caney 1898, 66 km W
Attack on Sagua de Tánamo 1896, 69 km N
Battle of San Juan Hill 1898, 69 km W
Attack on the Moncada Barracks 1953, 71 km W

In the same war

Before: Battle of Cartagena de Indias 13 March 1741
After: Battle of Bloody Marsh 7 July 1742
All 13 engagements of War of Jenkins' Ear

Elsewhere in 1741

Battle of Santiago de Cuba is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872309, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Invasion of Cuba (1741), revision 1381725670, 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.