Bombardment of Fort San Carlos
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The Bombardment of Fort San Carlos occurred during the Venezuelan Crisis on January 17, 1903, when two warships of the Imperial German Navy tried to penetrate into Lake Maracaibo but were repulsed by the garrison of Fort San Carlos de la Barra after a brief exchange of fire.[2]
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Bombardment of Fort San Carlos | |||||||
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Part of the Venezuelan Crisis | |||||||
Front page of "Le Petit Parisien" depicting the bombardment of Fort San Carlos | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States of Venezuela | German Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jorge Antonio Bello | Richard Eckermann | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4 artillery pieces 1 fort |
1 light cruiser 1 gunboat | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3–6 wounded | 1 gunboat damaged | ||||||
25–40 civilians killed |
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