Raid on Matina

Raid on Matina
	Part of the War of Jenkins' Ear
Date	13 August 1747
Location	Matina, Captaincy General of Guatemala present day Costa Rica
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Britain	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Owen	Francisco Rodriguez
Strength
45 British & Indians	80 soldiers & militia
Casualties and losses
Light	All killed, wounded or captured

The Raid on Matina or the Battle of Matina was a small but significant military engagement that took place on 13 August 1747 between British Baymen and Miskito from the Mosquito Coast and Spanish forces over the Spanish fortification at Matina in the Captaincy General of Guatemala.^[5] The engagement was part of a larger conflict which was known as the War of Jenkins' Ear. The British and Miskito destroyed the fort after a short sharp fight before destroying the crops and taking away plunder from the surrounding Cacao rich area.^[1]^[6]

^ ^a ^b Marley p 408
^ Floyd, Troy S (1967). The Anglo-Spanish Struggle for Mosquitia. University of New Mexico Press. pp. 83–85. ISBN 9780826300362.
^ Guardia pp 170-72
^ Black p 128
^ Laycock
^ Olsen & Shaddle p.762

[Marley-1] Marley p 408

[Troy-2] Floyd, Troy S (1967). The Anglo-Spanish Struggle for Mosquitia. University of New Mexico Press. pp. 83–85. ISBN 9780826300362.

[Guardia-3] Guardia pp 170-72

[Black-4] Black p 128

[Laycock-5] Laycock

[Olsen/Shaddle-6] Olsen & Shaddle p.762

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