Attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740

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Attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740
Part of War of Jenkins' Ear
The bay at Gran Tarajal was used by both privateer expeditions to launch their attack on the island
Date 13 October and 24 November 1740 Location Fuerteventura, Canary Islands Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
British Empire	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
unknown	José Sánchez Umpiérrez
Units involved
British privateers	Local militia
Strength
100 - 350	unknown
Casualties and losses
most killed.	unknown

The 1740 attacks on the island of Fuerteventura, also known as the Battles of El Cuchillete and Tamasite (Spanish: Batallas de El Cuchillete y Tamasite), by English privateers took place within a month of one another, and were both put down with little trouble by the island's militia. They coincided with the Anglo-Spanish war of 1739. Privateering by the British was common during this conflict and the attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740 can be seen as an extension of this period of discord between Britain and Spain.