Battle of San Juan (1625)
Fought on 29 September 1625 in Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Battle of San Juan (disambiguation).
The Battle of San Juan was fought on 29 September 1625, and was an engagement of the Eighty Years' War. A Dutch expedition under the command of Boudewijn Hendricksz attacked the island of Puerto Rico, but despite besieging San Juan for two months, was unable to capture it from Spain.
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Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
Seventeenth-century Spanish painting commemorating Hendricksz's defeat at San Juan de Puerto Rico. By Eugenio Caxés, Museo del Prado. | |||||||
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United Provinces | |||||||
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Juan de Haro y Sanvitores | Boudewijn Hendricksz |
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