Battle of Cartagena (1758)

Battle of Cartagena
Part of the Seven Years' War
Capture of the Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth, 28 February 1758, Francis Swaine
Date 28 February 1758 Location Off Cartagena, Mediterranean Sea Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France
Commanders and leaders
Henry Osborn	Michel de Menneville
Strength
4 ships of the line	3 ships of the line
Casualties and losses
Light	2 ships of the line captured 1 ship of the line run aground

The Battle of Cartagena took place on 28 February 1758 off the Spanish port of Cartagena during the Seven Years' War. A British fleet under Henry Osborn, which had blockaded a French fleet in Cartagena, attacked and defeated a French force under Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville coming to their assistance.

The interception of the French fleet ensured that only limited assistance would come to the French fortress of Louisbourg in North America, which was besieged by British forces and fell later that year.^[1]