Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741)

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battle military engagement siege

The Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) was a major battle in the War of Jenkins’ Ear in which Spanish forces successfully defended the fortified Caribbean port of Cartagena against a large British amphibious assault, shaping the balance of colonial power in the Americas.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
1741 Cartagena campaign	1
British attack on Cartagena de Indias	1
British expedition against Cartagena de Indias	1
British expedition against Cartagena de Indias (1741)	1
British siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741)	1
Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) canonical	1
defense of Cartagena de Indias	1
defense of Cartagena de Indias (1741)	1
siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4838027 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741)
Context triple: [Battle of Cartagena de Indias, alsoKnownAs, Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741)]

A. Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
B. Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
C. Siege of St. Augustine (1740)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1740) was a failed British colonial military campaign led by Governor James Oglethorpe against the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
D. Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.
E. Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
The Battle of Porto Bello (1739) was a notable early British naval victory against Spain during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, in which Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo in present-day Panama.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741)
Target entity description: The Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) was a major battle in the War of Jenkins’ Ear in which Spanish forces successfully defended the fortified Caribbean port of Cartagena against a large British amphibious assault, shaping the balance of colonial power in the Americas.

A. Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
B. Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
C. Siege of St. Augustine (1740)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1740) was a failed British colonial military campaign led by Governor James Oglethorpe against the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
D. Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.
E. Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
The Battle of Porto Bello (1739) was a notable early British naval victory against Spain during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, in which Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo in present-day Panama.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ
conflictIn	War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ linked to: War of Jenkins' Ear War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
hasApproximateStrengthAttacker	around 23,000–27,000 men ⓘ over 180 ships ⓘ
hasApproximateStrengthDefender	about 3,000–6,000 regulars and militia ⓘ local militia and freedmen ⓘ
hasAttacker	Edward Vernon ⓘ Thomas Wentworth ⓘ
hasBelligerent	British America ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
hasCasualtiesAttacker	heavy casualties from combat and disease ⓘ
hasCasualtiesDefender	significant but lower than attacker ⓘ
hasCommander	Blas de Lezo ⓘ Edward Vernon ⓘ Sebastián de Eslava ⓘ Thomas Wentworth ⓘ
hasConsequence	checked British expansion in the Caribbean ⓘ damaged British prestige ⓘ enhanced reputation of Blas de Lezo ⓘ helped preserve Spanish colonial dominance in northern South America ⓘ secured Spanish control of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
hasCountry	Spanish Empire ⓘ
hasDefender	Blas de Lezo ⓘ Sebastián de Eslava ⓘ
hasEndDate	1741-05-20 ⓘ
hasFortification	Bocachica channel defenses ⓘ Bocagrande channel defenses ⓘ Castillo San Felipe de Barajas ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	influenced balance of colonial power in the Americas ⓘ major Spanish defensive victory in the Caribbean ⓘ one of the largest amphibious operations of the 18th century ⓘ
hasLocation	Caribbean Sea ⓘ Cartagena de Indias ⓘ linked to: Cartagena, Colombia Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
hasNotableFactor	Spanish defensive works and naval tactics were decisive ⓘ coordination problems between British army and navy ⓘ yellow fever and disease devastated British forces ⓘ
hasOutcome	British fleet repulsed ⓘ British land forces withdrew ⓘ
hasResult	Spanish victory ⓘ
hasStartDate	1741-03-13 ⓘ
hasTheatre	Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ linked to: War of Jenkins' Ear
hasType	amphibious assault ⓘ
partOf	War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ linked to: War of Jenkins' Ear

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