Wager's Action

Wager's Action
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession

Wager's Action off Cartagena by Samuel Scott, c.1747
Date8 June 1708
Location
Off Cartagena, Caribbean Sea
10°10′16″N 75°39′40″W / 10.171°N 75.661°W / 10.171; -75.661
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain Spain
 France
Commanders and leaders
Charles Wager José de Santillán †
Jean-Baptiste du Casse
Strength
5 ships of the line
1 fireship		 3 galleons
1 hulk
14 merchant ships
Casualties and losses
14 killed or wounded 1,247 killed or wounded
1 galleon captured
1 galleon destroyed
1 hulk scuttled

Wager's Action was a naval confrontation on 8 June 1708 N.S. (28 May O.S.), between a British squadron under Charles Wager and the Spanish treasure fleet, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. The battle ended in a British victory over the Spanish fleet.

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