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Hace 3 días · Muy cerca de la isla Barú, en el mar Caribe colombiano, la flota española fue emboscada por tres grandes buques de guerra ingleses comandados por el comandante de la marina real, Charles Wager....
28 de may. de 2024 · Commodore Charles Wager, in command of four British ships including HMS Expedition. Wager’s plan was to seize the San José, the largest ship in the fleet. But before it could be boarded, something went terribly wrong and the San José blew up.
Hace 5 días · Sir Charles Wager, born in 1666, was the son of a navy captain held in esteem by Pepys. He took part (as second lieutenant) in the battle of Barfleur in 1692, and for the next seven years served in the home waters. From 1702 to 1706 he was chiefly in the Mediterranean with Byng and Shovell.
23 de may. de 2024 · On June 8, 1708, it was ambushed off the coast of Cartagena by a British squadron led by Admiral Charles Wager. Before the San José could be boarded, it exploded and sank with the loss of all but 11 of its 600 crew and passengers.
28 de may. de 2024 · Commodore Charles Wager, in command of four British ships including HMS Expedition. Wager’s plan was to seize the San José, the largest ship in the fleet.
24 de may. de 2024 · The San Jose was tracked down 16 miles (26km) off Cartagena, near Barú, by English Commodore Charles Wager from the Royal Navy on 8 June 1708. A fight ensued, known as 'Wager's Action'
Hace 4 días · "Wager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708" by Samuel Scott (1702-1772), an English painter who specialized in marine scenes, depicts Commodore (later Admiral) Charles Wager's attack on a Spanish treasure fleet off Cartagena, Colombia.
