Battle of Havana

The Battle of Havana was a naval engagement that took place between the British Caribbean squadron and a Spanish squadron based near Havana during the War of Jenkins' Ear. The battle occurred on the morning of the 12th and ended on 14 October 1748. The belligerents consisted of two squadrons under the command of Admiral Andrés Reggio of the Spanish Navy and Admiral Sir Charles Knowles of the Royal Navy, respectively.

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1748 Battle of Havana

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1762 Battle of Havana

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1806 Action of 23 August 1806

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1870 Battle of Havana

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1933-10-03T00:00:00Z

1933 Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba

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Knowles Action

Chart of the Battle of Havana Justifying Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Henry Knowles's Conduct.

End of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748

Samuel Scott (c.1702-1772) - Beginning of Knowles' Action off Havana, 1 October 1748 - BHC0373 - Royal Museums Greenwich

Richard Paton (1717-91) - Sir Charles Knowles's Engagement with the Spanish Fleet off Havana. - RCIN 406654 - Royal Collection

KnowlesHavana1748

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1748	Battle of Havana	Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1762	Battle of Havana	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, siege, British America, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	Action of 23 August 1806	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Battle of Havana	France, German Empire, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1933	Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Hendrick Hudson	steamship	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Royal Shipyard of Havana	shipyard, Royal Manufactory	Wikidata
site	fort		Castillo de Cojímar	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Festung San Salvador de la Punta	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fuerte No 1	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Hornabeque de San Diego	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Morro Castle	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		San Salvador de la Punta Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Torreón de la Chorrera	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1558	Castillo de la Real Fuerza	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1762	San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Museo del Aire	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1895	USS Maine	pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Knowles Action		Commons
commons	image		Chart of the Battle of Havana Justifying Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Henry Knowles's Conduct.		Commons
commons	image		End of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748		Commons
commons	image		Samuel Scott (c.1702-1772) - Beginning of Knowles' Action off Havana, 1 October 1748 - BHC0373 - Royal Museums Greenwich		Commons
commons	image		Richard Paton (1717-91) - Sir Charles Knowles's Engagement with the Spanish Fleet off Havana. - RCIN 406654 - Royal Collection		Commons
commons	image		KnowlesHavana1748		Commons