Battle of San Fernando de Omoa 1779
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 October 1779 – 29 November 1779 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1779 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Honduras | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | American Revolutionary War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 15.7739, -88.0364 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of San Fernando de Omoa was a short siege and battle between British and Spanish forces fought not long after Spain entered the American Revolutionary War on the American side. On the 16 October 1779, following a brief attempt at siege, a force of 150 British soldiers and seamen assaulted and captured the fortifications at San Fernando de Omoa in the Captaincy General of Guatemala (now Honduras) on the Gulf of Honduras.
The British forces managed to overwhelm and capture the Spanish garrison, consisting of 365 men. The British only held the fort until November 1779. They then withdrew the garrison, which tropical diseases had reduced, and which was under threat of a Spanish counter-attack.
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