Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra

Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra
	Part of War of the Quadruple Alliance
	; Present day view of Fort Castro in Vigo which was captured by the British in 1719
Date	10 October 1719
Location	Galicia, Spain
Result	British victory Capture of Pontevedra, Vigo and Redondela;
Belligerents
Great Britain	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Lord Cobham; James Mighels; George Wade	Fadrique González de Soto
Strength
1 ship of the line; 3 frigates; 8 bomb vessels and; fire-ships; 4,000 soldiers	3 Forts; ~1,000 soldiers & militia
Casualties and losses
300 casualties, sick or dead to disease	Vigo; 300 killed or wounded,; 468 captured; 7 ships captured or burned; Pontevedra; 200 surrendered

The capture of Vigo and Pontevedra (also known as the British expedition to Vigo and Pontevedra) occurred in October 1719 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance when a British expedition made a descent on the Spanish coast. They then captured the settlements of Vigo, Redondela and Pontevedra after some resistance, which they occupied for ten days destroying or capturing a vast haul of military stores before withdrawing.

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