events
Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas.
Related Wikipedia articles
Ralph Abercromby
British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator (1734–1801)
Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Trinidad in 1797. Rising to the rank of lieutenant general in the British army, he also served as the Commander-in-Chief, Ireland and was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of San Juan (1797)
Battle between the British and Spanish in Puerto Rico
The Battle of San Juan was an ill-fated British assault in 1797 on the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the 1796–1808 Anglo-Spanish War. The attack was carried out facing the historic town of Miramar.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
San Juan is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-most populous city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)