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title: Battle of Cartagena de Indias, 1741
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21308/battle-of-cartagena-de-indias-1741/
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updated: 2025-11-10
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# Battle of Cartagena de Indias, 1741
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21308.jpg)
## Image Caption
*A Perspective View of the Action at Cartagena*, etching, c. 1741.
Depicted here is the harbour at Cartagena de Indias, in what is now Colombia, besieged by the Kingdom of Great [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/)'s Royal Navy during the [War of Jenkins' Ear](https://www.worldhistory.org/War_of_Jenkins'_Ear/) (1739-1748). A disastrous effort, the campaign to take the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) was thwarted by rampant disease, leadership squabbles, and a stalwart defense under the Spanish admiral Blas de Lezo.
British Museum, London.
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