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Battle for Río San Juan de Nicaragua

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located at the junction of the Bartola and San Juan rivers. Shortly thereafter, the invaders captured the observation post and its defenders. The British commander learned from the Spanish prisoners that the fortress was in disarray due to the recent death of its commander. A few hours later, with
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into the river on floating branches and set them on fire. The current dragged the burning material towards the enemy craft. This unexpected action forced the British expeditionary force to suspend their attack for the rest of the night and retreat to defensive positions. The next day, the British
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and began a vigorous attack upon the fortress, which continued throughout the night. The garrison, energized by Herrera's heroism, mounted a fierce resistance which inflicted great losses to the British soldiers and their boats. At nightfall, Herrera ordered the troops to throw some sheets soaked
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garrison commander, led the defenders to victory in a battle that lasted six days. Herrera handled the cannons of the fortress, and the Spanish managed to defend the strategic position, but the British finally lifted their siege after being called for service in other more critical areas of the
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on the San Juan River in July. The attacking force consisted of two thousand men and more than fifty boats, while the soldiers at the fortress numbered only around a hundred. To make matters worse, the invaders threatened the region at a time when the commander of the fortress, Don
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made a solemn oath to her father that she would defend the fortress at the cost of her life if necessary. The elder Herrera died sometime between 15 July and 17 July, and Lieutenant Don Juan de Aguilar y Santa Cruz assumed temporary command of the
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in early 1762. Also, in early 1762, William Lyttelton, Jamaica's British governor and commander-in-chief, proposed a naval expedition to Nicaragua. The goal was to sail up the San Juan River to Lake Nicaragua and capture the town of
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When the Seven Years' War broke out in Europe in 1756, Spain did not initially join either of the two coalitions of belligerents. The Spanish policy of neutrality was immediately tested on 26 December 1756, when a British
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As the Seven Years' War progressed, the neutral Spanish government became concerned that the string of significant French losses at the hands of the British had threatened Spanish interests. On 15 August 1761, King
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in half as well as provide potential access to the Pacific Ocean. The first and most significant obstacle to success was to capture the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception.
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which was awarded as compensation. This outraged the British, but no military action was taken. This incident marked the beginning of a decline in Anglo-Spanish relations.
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The expeditionary force arrived at the fortress on 26 July 1762. At 4 o'clock that morning, the lookout on duty heard cannon fire from the east, in the direction of an
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on 3 August 1762. They withdrew to the mouth of the San Juan River, where their imposing presence impeded the flow of shipping into the Caribbean Sea for some time.
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roughly parallels the line of the river. At the time of the siege, Nicaragua was part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, an administrative division of the
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Britain first declared war against Spain on 4 January 1762, and on 18 January 1762, Spain declared war against Britain. The British quickly captured
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led a British attack against the fortress. At the time, the Spanish garrison consisted of 228 men under the command of
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Mary W. Helms (1983). "Miskito Slaving and Culture Contact: Ethnicity and Opportunity in an Expanding Population".
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in the south east corner of the lake. The river flows eastward for 192-kilometre (119 mi) into the
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of the fortress in exchange for avoiding further hostilities. The second in command of the garrison, a
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Fortunately for the defenders of the fortress, Spain and Britain began peace negotiations (in
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Failed British attack against a fortress in Spanish Nicaragua, as part of the Seven Years' War
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The conflict began in June 1762, during the administration of interim Governor of Nicaragua
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was established over the Mosquito Coast, and the British supplied modern weapons to the
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his fleet anchored in the river, the British commander sent an envoy to demand the
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by attacking Spanish colonies and gained several victories alongside the British.
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was signed on 16 March 1740 between King Edward I of the Miskito Kingdom and King
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Nicaragua: its people, scenery, monuments, and the proposed interoceanic canal
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The combined British and Miskito Sambu expeditionary force headed towards the
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had been at war over a series of trading disputes in a conflict known as the
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Inspired by Herrera's acts of heroism, Lieutenant Juan de Aguilar, the
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oceans, as well as the possibility of expanding their colonization of
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In response to the rejection of their demands, the British formed a
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Flag used in the Spanish coastal fortifications from 1701 to 1785
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to Nicaragua with the primary objective of capturing the town of
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Historia de Nicaragua desde los tiempos prehistóricos hasta 1860
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to the fortress, but with little progress and small casualties.
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José Dolores Gámez (1889). "Segunda mitad del siglo XVIII".
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was one of several battles that took place during the
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El Castillo de la Concepción, Manfut.org (in Spanish)
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Because it represented a potential route between the
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Location of the battle. The largest of the lakes is
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Anglo-Spanish War (1761–1763)
Color photograph of the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception in Nicaragua, taken in February 2011
Fortress of the Immaculate Conception
El Castillo
El Castillo
Nicaragua
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Rafaela Herrera
Battle for Río San Juan de Nicaragua is located in Nicaragua
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Portugal and Spain
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