Battle of San Juan (1797)

Battle of San Juan (1797)
Part of the War of the First Coalition and the Anglo-Spanish War of 1796-1808
The Fortín de San Gerónimo
Date 17 April – 2 May 1797 Location San Juan, Puerto Rico Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Ralph Abercromby Henry Harvey	Ramón de Castro Francisco Díaz †
Strength
7,000 68 warships with 600 guns	6,000–7,000 376 guns and 12 gunboats
Casualties and losses
37 killed 70 wounded 124 captured or missing 400 surrendered[1] Total: 631	47 killed 28 wounded 56 captured or missing 18 surrendered Total: 149

The Battle of San Juan was an ill-fated British assault in 1797 on the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the 1796–1808 Anglo-Spanish War. The attack was carried out facing the historic town of Miramar.