Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)

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The Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, rooted in colonial and maritime rivalry in the Caribbean and the Americas and later subsumed into the wider War of the Austrian Succession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century conflict
military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs War of Jenkins’ Ear
linked to: War of Jenkins' Ear
belligerent Great Britain
Spain
cause British smuggling in Spanish America
Spanish search and seizure of British merchant ships
colonial rivalry between Britain and Spain
disputes over trade in the Caribbean
maritime rivalry between Britain and Spain
commander Blas de Lezo
Edward Vernon
Sebastián de Eslava
Thomas Wentworth
conflictScope primarily naval and colonial operations
conflictType colonial war
naval war
countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain
Spanish Empire
endDate 1748
followedBy Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
impact demonstrated resilience of Spanish colonial defenses
heavy British losses at Cartagena de Indias
strengthened British naval presence in the Caribbean
location Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
North America
South America
notableBattle Battle of Cartagena de Indias
Battle of Havana (1748)
Battle of Jenkins’ Ear (incident)
Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
Battle of Saint-Louis (1747)
notableCampaign British expedition against Cartagena de Indias
British expedition to Porto Bello
partOf War of the Austrian Succession
precededBy Treaty of Seville (1729)
relatedTo British South Sea Company
Spanish guarda costas
War of Jenkins’ Ear incident involving Robert Jenkins
asiento de negros
linked to: Asiento de Negros
result confirmation of British asiento and trade rights with Spanish America (nominally)
limited territorial changes in the Americas
status quo ante bellum in Europe
startDate 1739
theatre Caribbean theatre of War of the Austrian Succession
North American theatre of War of the Austrian Succession
treaty Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

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Battle of Porto Bello (1739) partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) relatedTo Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Siege of St. Augustine (1740) partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Battle of Cartagena de Indias partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Battle of Havana (1748) partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Battle of La Guaira partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Battle of La Guaira conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Battle of Puerto Cabello conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Battle of Bloody Marsh relatedConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Don Francisco Javier de la Vega conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Edward Vernon conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
subject linked to: Edward Vernon – Great Britain
Siege of Fort San Luis de Bocachica conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) precededBy Anglo-Spanish War (Jenkins’ Ear phase overlapping)
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
Slave Insurrection of 1741 hasContext Anglo-Spanish conflict
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)