Invasion of Jamaica

Date: May 19, 1655 • Location: Edgewater, Jamaica

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1655–1660.

Anglo-Spanish War: English forces invaded Jamaica, then administered by Spain as the Colony of Santiago, and captured it a week later.

The Anglo-Spanish War of 1654–1660 was fought between the Commonwealth of England and Habsburg Spain. It was driven by the economic and religious rivalry between the two countries, with each side attacking the other's commercial and colonial interests in various ways, such as privateering and naval expeditions.