Battle of Santo Domingo (1586) 1586
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1586 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Dominican Republic | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Anglo-Spanish War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Hispanic Monarchy, Kingdom of England | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 18.4732, -69.8817 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Santo Domingo (1586) or the Capture of Santo Domingo was a military and naval action fought on 1 January 1586, of the recently declared Anglo-Spanish War that resulted in the assault and capture by English soldiers and sailors of the Spanish city of Santo Domingo governed by Cristóbal de Ovalle on the Spanish island of Hispaniola. The English were led by Francis Drake and was part of his Great Expedition to raid the Spanish New World in a kind of preemptive strike. The English soldiers then occupied the city for over a month and captured much booty along with a 25,000 ducat ransom before departing on 1 February.
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