Siege of Santo Domingo (1655) 1655
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 23 April 1655 – 30 April 1655 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1655 | Wikidata P580 (start 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 | Commonwealth of England, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 18.4764, -69.8933 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Santo Domingo was fought between April 23, 1655 and April 30, 1655, at the Spanish Colony of Santo Domingo. A force of 2,400 Spanish troops led by Governor Don Bernardino Meneses y Bracamonte, Count of Peñalba successfully resisted a force of 13,120 soldiers led by General Robert Venables and 34 ships under Admiral Sir William Penn
of the English Commonwealth.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Santo Domingo (1655) (revision 1374475922), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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