Siege of Santo Domingo (1655)

Siege of Santo Domingo
Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60)
Puerta del Conde originally named Fort San Genaro.
Date April 23–30, 1655 Location Santo Domingo, Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic) 18°28′35.00″N 69°53′35.99″W / 18.4763889°N 69.8933306°W / 18.4763889; -69.8933306 Result Spanish victory[1] English forces fail to capture Hispaniola[1]
Belligerents
Spanish Empire	Commonwealth of England
Commanders and leaders
Bernardino de Meneses	William Penn Robert Venables
Strength
2,400 soldiers: 1,300 lancers 700 regular soldiers 200 marines 200 militias	13,120 soldiers: 7,000 marines 6,000 infantry 120 cavalry 34 ships
Casualties and losses
30 dead[2]	~600 dead[2]
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The siege of Santo Domingo was fought between April 23, 1655 and April 30, 1655, at the Spanish Colony of Santo Domingo. A force of 2,400 Spanish troops led by Governor Don Bernardino Meneses y Bracamonte, Count of Peñalba successfully resisted a force of 13,120 soldiers led by General Robert Venables and 34 ships under Admiral Sir William Penn of the English Commonwealth.