Battle of San Juan (1595)

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The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a failed English naval assault led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish-held port of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War.

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Battle of San Juan (1595) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Anglo-Spanish War
military engagement
naval battle
attacker England
belligerent England
Spain
chronologyPosition late 16th century
commandedBy Francis Drake
surface form: Sir Francis Drake
commander Pedro Suárez Coronel
Francis Drake
surface form: Sir Francis Drake

John Hawkins
surface form: Sir John Hawkins
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
conflictSide English expedition to the Caribbean
Spanish colonial defense of Puerto Rico
conflictType amphibious assault
country Spanish Empire
date 1595
defendedBy Spanish garrison of San Juan
defender Spain
followedBy Battle of San Juan (1598)
hasCause Anglo-Spanish rivalry
English attempts to disrupt Spanish treasure fleets
hasParticipant Kingdom of England
Spanish Empire
hasResult Spanish victory
involves English navy
surface form: English Navy

Spanish colonial forces
locatedInPresentDay Puerto Rico
location San Juan Bay
San Juan, Puerto Rico
objective capture of San Juan
capture of Spanish treasure
opponentOf Pedro Suárez Coronel
Francis Drake
surface form: Sir Francis Drake
outcome failed English assault
partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
surface form: Anglo-Spanish War

Elizabethan naval campaigns against Spain
significance demonstrated strength of Spanish coastal defenses in the Caribbean
theatre Caribbean theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War
year 1595

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Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) hasMajorEvent Battle of San Juan (1595)
San Juan city walls significantEvent Battle of San Juan (1595)