Capture of Río Hondo

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Capture of Hondo River
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date1779
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
Bandera de Espana 1748-1785.svg Kingdom of Spain Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Kingdom of Great Britain

The Hondo River was a settlement owned by the Kingdom of Great Britain since the early 18th century. In 1779, the Spanish repeatedly attacked the British settlements in British Honduras. The Hondo River was targeted, but the British were never driven out. However, they abandoned their colony until 1783.

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