Western Design

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Western Design was an ambitious but ultimately mixed-result English naval and military expedition led by Oliver Cromwell to attack Spanish possessions in the Caribbean during the mid-17th century.

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instanceOf English overseas campaign
military expedition
naval expedition
alsoKnownAs Cromwell’s Western Design
Western Design expedition
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of England
belligerent England
Spain
commander Robert Venables
William Penn
linked to: Sir William Penn
country England
describedBySource English state papers of the Protectorate period
Spanish colonial records
endTime 1655
government Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell
hasCause English desire to challenge Spanish monopoly in the New World
Protestant anti-Spanish sentiment in mid-17th-century England
hasConsequence deterioration of Anglo-Spanish relations in the 1650s
long-term English presence in Jamaica
influenced establishment of Jamaica as an English colony
subsequent English expansion in the Caribbean
leader Oliver Cromwell
location Caribbean
Hispaniola
Jamaica
West Indies
militaryBranch English Army
English Navy
linked to: English navy
notableFor being Cromwell’s principal offensive venture in the New World
leading to permanent English control of Jamaica
objective attack Spanish possessions in the Caribbean
expand English influence in the Caribbean
weaken Spanish power in the Americas
opponent Spanish Empire
partOf Anglo-Spanish conflict in the 1650s
Protectorate foreign policy of Oliver Cromwell
patron Oliver Cromwell
religiousContext Protestant–Catholic rivalry
result English conquest of Jamaica
failure to capture Hispaniola
mixed outcome
significantEvent English landing in Jamaica
failed English attack on Santo Domingo
startTime 1654
strategicTheater Caribbean Sea
timePeriod mid-17th century

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