Siege of Cartagena | |||||||
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Part of the Colombian War of Independence | |||||||
Execution of "the 9 Martyrs" outside Cartagena on 24 February 1816 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Provinces of New Granada | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Manuel del Castillo y Rada José Francisco Bermúdez |
Pablo Morillo Francisco Tomás Morales | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,600 soldiers 1,000 militia[1] | 11,000 soldiers[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
200 killed 400 prisoners executed[2] |
3,000 dead (most disease) 3,000 sick in hospital | ||||||
6,000 civilians dead from hunger or disease[1] |
The Siege of Cartagena (1815) (Spanish: Asedio español de Cartagena de Indias) was a successful 105-day Spanish siege by combined naval and ground forces under command of General Pablo Morillo, of the Colombian city and fortress of Cartagena de Indias, defended by Republican forces under the leadership of Manuel del Castillo y Rada and José Francisco Bermúdez, between August and December 1815.