Battle of Santo Domingo
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The Battle of Santo Domingo (1586) or the Capture of Santo Domingo was a military and naval action fought on 1 January 1586, of the recently declared Anglo-Spanish War that resulted in the assault and capture by English soldiers and sailors of the Spanish city of Santo Domingo governed by Cristóbal de Ovalle on the Spanish island of Hispaniola. The English were led by Francis Drake and was part of his Great Expedition to raid the Spanish New World in a kind of preemptive strike. The English soldiers then occupied the city for over a month and captured much booty along with a 25,000 ducat ransom before departing on 1 February.
1586
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Hispanic Monarchy, Kingdom of England, 
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1586 | Battle of Santo Domingo | battle, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1655 | Siege of Santo Domingo | Commonwealth of England, Hispanic Monarchy, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1796 | 1796 Boca de Nigua slave revolt | slave rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1805 | Siege of Santo Domingo | First French Empire, First Empire of Haiti, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1806 | Battle of San Domingo | France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1808 | Siege of Santo Domingo | First French Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, siege, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Paso del Muerto | battle, Dominicans, Kingdom of Spain | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1965 | Dominican Civil War | civil war | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1502 | Fortaleza Ozama | fortress | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Museo Naval de las Atarazanas Reales | naval museum | Wikidata | |