Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor took place in 1800 with France and Spain on one side, and the United States on the other, during the undeclared Quasi-War officially between the French First Republic and the United States.
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Quasi-War | |||||||
Capture of the French Privateer Sandwich by armed Marines on the Sloop Sally, from the U.S. Frigate Constitution, Philip Colprit | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
United States |
France Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Silas Talbot Isaac Hull Daniel Carmick |
Unknown Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
100 marines and sailors 1 sloop |
1 French corvette 1 Spanish fort | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
1 corvette captured 1 fort captured |
Close
American forces landed about a hundred troops and sailors from USS Sally in Puerto Plata and boarded the French corvette Sandwich anchored there, which surrendered after a brief firefight. U.S. Marines then assaulted the Spanish Army's Fortaleza San Felipe; after another brief firefight, the fort was overrun and its cannons were spiked.