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Spanish Siege of Cartagena de Indias

Spanish Siege of Cartagena de Indias was a siege conducted on 26 August 1815 at Cartagena, in what is now Colombia; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Colombian War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1825. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 2,600 soldiers; 1,000 militia; 360 artillery pieces against 11,000 soldiers.

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Fought26 August 1815lasted 3 months
WhereCartagena, Colombia10.400N, 75.500W
OutcomeSpanish victory
Belligerents23px United Provinces of New GranadaagainstKingdom of Spain and the Indies (the Spains)
Casualties and losses200 killed; 400 prisoners executedand3,000 dead (most disease); 3,000 sick in hospital
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, 182218121822Spanish Siege of Cartagena de Indias, 1815
13 placed engagements of the Colombian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 August 1815
to 6 December 1815
PlaceCartagena, Colombia
10.400N, 75.500W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2,600 soldiers; 1,000 militia; 360 artillery pieces11,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses200 killed; 400 prisoners executed3,000 dead (most disease); 3,000 sick in hospital; 6,000 civilians dead from hunger or disease
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

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

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Elsewhere in 1815

Spanish Siege of Cartagena de Indias 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 Q7162128, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Cartagena (1815), revision 1379189760, 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.