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; 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.

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