Battle of San Fernando de Omoa

The Battle of San Fernando de Omoa was a short siege and battle between British and Spanish forces fought not long after Spain entered the American Revolutionary War on the American side. On the 16 October 1779, following a brief attempt at siege, a force of 150 British soldiers and seamen assaulted and captured the fortifications at San Fernando de Omoa in the Captaincy General of Guatemala on the Gulf of Honduras.

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1779  Wikidata
battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, Honduras, 

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Location: 15.7739, -88.0364, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1779 Battle of San Fernando de Omoa

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1603	Battle of Puerto Caballos	Kingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Battle of San Fernando de Omoa	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata