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British capture of Havana (1762)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_capture_of_Havana_(1762)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:capturedObject
gptkb:Havana
gptkb:Spanish_fleet
large quantities of treasure
gptkbp:casualties
British: ~2,764 killed or wounded
Spanish: ~11,670 killed, wounded, or captured
gptkbp:combatant
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:George_Keppel,_3rd_Earl_of_Albemarle
gptkb:Juan_de_Prado
gptkb:Sir_George_Pocock
gptkbp:consequence
Havana returned to Spain in exchange for Florida
gptkbp:endDate
13 August 1762
gptkbp:fortification
gptkb:Morro_Castle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
British capture of Havana (1762)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Havana,_Cuba
gptkbp:notableUnit
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Spanish_Army
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkbp:result
British victory
gptkbp:siege
about 2 months
gptkbp:significance
Demonstrated British naval supremacy
Major blow to Spanish colonial power
gptkbp:startDate
6 June 1762
gptkbp:treaty
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Castillo_de_los_Tres_Reyes_del_Morro
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6