Central America (Anglo-Spanish War of 1779-1783)

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• April 1782: The Black River settlement was located in present-day Belize. The Spanish forces were led by Governor Arturo O'Neill, while the British garrison was under the command of Captain Thomas Paslow. The settlers were primarily British logwood cutters and their families.
• December 1780: The British forces, led by General John Campbell, attempted to capture Fortezza dell'Immacolata Concezione in 1780 during the Spanish American War. However, they were unsuccessful and ultimately withdrew in November without achieving their objective.
• August 1782: In 1782, the British, led by Governor Alexander Lindsay, responded to the Spanish occupation of the Black River settlement by regrouping the settlers and sending reinforcements from Jamaica. The British forces, along with the settlers, successfully recaptured the territory from the disease-depleted Spanish force.
• August 1782: In 1782, the British, led by Governor Alexander Lindsay, responded to the Spanish occupation of the Black River settlement by regrouping the settlers and sending reinforcements from Jamaica. The British forces, along with the settlers, successfully recaptured the territory from the disease-depleted Spanish force.
• May 1783: In April 1783, the island of Nassau was recaptured by the British forces.
• June 1782: The Spanish force was led by Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish military leader who played a key role in the American Revolutionary War. The capture of Nassau was part of Spain's efforts to support the American colonies in their fight against British rule.
• December 1780: The British forces, led by General John Campbell, attempted to capture Fortezza dell'Immacolata Concezione in 1780 during the Spanish American War. However, they were unsuccessful and ultimately withdrew in November without achieving their objective.
• June 1782: The Spanish force was led by Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish military leader who played a key role in the American Revolutionary War. The capture of Nassau was part of Spain's efforts to support the American colonies in their fight against British rule.
• April 1782: The Black River settlement was located in present-day Belize. The Spanish forces were led by Governor Arturo O'Neill, while the British garrison was under the command of Captain Thomas Paslow. The settlers were primarily British logwood cutters and their families.
• June 1782: The Spanish force was led by Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish military leader who played a key role in the American Revolutionary War. The capture of Nassau was part of Spain's efforts to support the American colonies in their fight against British rule.
• June 1782: The Spanish force was led by Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish military leader who played a key role in the American Revolutionary War. The capture of Nassau was part of Spain's efforts to support the American colonies in their fight against British rule.
• May 1783: In April 1783, the island of Nassau was recaptured by the British forces.
• May 1780: The siege of the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception in April ended in success for the British, who, however, as well as short of supplies, were decimated by the diseases brought by the abundant tropical rains that fell on the region.
• May 1780: The siege of the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception in April ended in success for the British, who, however, as well as short of supplies, were decimated by the diseases brought by the abundant tropical rains that fell on the region.