Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra

The capture of Vigo and Pontevedra occurred in October 1719 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance when a British expedition made a descent on the Spanish coast. They then captured the settlements of Vigo, Redondela and Pontevedra after some resistance, which they occupied for ten days destroying or capturing a vast haul of military stores before withdrawing.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

1719  Wikidata
Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, 

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: 42.4336, -8.6475, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
13 places

Loading map...

• 

  ⓘ
  

1719-10-10T00:00:00Z

1719-10-10T00:00:00Z

1719 Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra

0825-01-01T00:00:00Z

0825-01-01T00:00:00Z

825 Battle of Anceo

1585-09-01T00:00:00Z

1585-10-11T00:00:00Z

1585 Francis Drake's descent on Vigo

1702-10-23T00:00:00Z

1702-10-23T00:00:00Z

1702 Battle of Vigo Bay

1809-03-28T00:00:00Z

1809-03-28T00:00:00Z

1809 Reconquista de Vigo

1809-04-27T00:00:00Z

1809-04-27T00:00:00Z

1809 Battle of Casal do Eirigo

1809-06-07T00:00:00Z

1809-06-09T00:00:00Z

1809 Battle of Ponte Sampaio

1894-06-19T00:00:00Z

1894-06-19T00:00:00Z

1894 Unknown

1936-07-18T00:00:00Z

1936-07-28T00:00:00Z

1936 Battle of Vigo

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	825	Battle of Anceo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1585	Francis Drake's descent on Vigo	Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy, military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1702	Battle of Vigo Bay	Kingdom of France, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1719	Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Reconquista de Vigo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Battle of Casal do Eirigo	battle, First French Empire, Kingdom of Galicia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Battle of Ponte Sampaio	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1894	Unknown	mutiny	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1936	Battle of Vigo	battle	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1892	Hijos de J. Barreras	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	fort		Castle of Rande	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortaleza de Castrizán	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Wall of Pontevedra	fort, defensive wall	Wikidata
site	fort	1665	Castro fortress	fortress	Wikidata