Invasion of Trinidad (1797)
On February 18, 1797, a fleet of 18 British warships under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby invaded and took the Island of Trinidad. Within a few days the last Spanish Governor, Don José María Chacón surrendered the island to Abercromby.
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Invasion of Trinidad (1797)
On February 18, 1797, a fleet of 18 British warships under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby invaded and took the Island of Trinidad. Within a few days the last Spanish Governor, Don José María Chacón surrendered the island to Abercromby.
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On February 18, 1797, a fleet ...... being repelled in the second.
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Вторжение на Тринидад — операц ...... л владением британской короны.
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1797-02-21
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* Trinidad occupied by Britain.
British victory
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10,000 soldiers & marines
18 ships: 9 ships of line, 3 frigates, 3 corvettes, 3 sloops
2100 soldiers, seamen & marines (including ~700 sick)
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Anglo-Spanish War (1796)
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Spain
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Henry Harvey
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José María Chacón
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Ralph Abercromby
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Capture of Trinidad
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1797-02-21
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the French Revolutionary Wars
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British victory
* Trinidad occupied by Britain.
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Trinidad ceded to the United Kingdom .
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La Invasión de Trinidad fue un ...... iendo repelidos en la segunda.
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On February 18, 1797, a fleet ...... ered the island to Abercromby.
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Invasion of Trinidad (1797)
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