Bombarded by the British Navy
WHS which have at some time (pre-WWI) been "bombarded" by the British Navy.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Cartagena | March 1741 during the War of Jenkins Ear - with Spain | |
| Fortress of Suomenlinna | Aug 1855 for 2 days with the French Navy during the Crimean War (When it was owned by Russia) | |
| Forts and Castles Gold Coast | the Royal Navy under Captain Thomas Shirley fired upon Dutch-occupied Fort St. Jago from the HMS Leander during the Battle of Elmina in 1782 | |
| Island of Gorée | the Royal Navy under Admiral Augustus Keppel bombarded the French-occupied fortress on the island and then captured it in December 1758 during the Seven Years War. | |
| Kasbah of Algiers | 27 Aug 1816 | |
| Old City of Acre | the Royal Navy and the Austrian Navy bombarded the port and city of Acre during the ouster of Muhammed Ali Pasha in November 1840 | |
| Old Havana | 1762 during the 7 Year's War | |
| Portobelo-San Lorenzo | the Royal Navy bombarded the Spanish-held Todo Fierro fort and Santiago fortress in Panama during the Battle of Porto Bello in November 1739 as part of the War of Jenkins' Ear | |
| Québec | 1690 Strictly by the American Colonists who were later to become the "US" rather than the "British"! Failed but led to the construction of the defences we see today | |
| San Pedro de la Roca Castle | the Royal Navy under Rear Admiral Charles Knowles unsuccessfully bombarded this Cuban, Spanish-occupied castle, also called the Castillo del Morro, in April 1748 during the War of Jenkins' Ear. | |
| Solovetsky Islands | "During the Crimean War, the Solovetsky Monastery was attacked by three British ships. After nine hours of shelling on the 6 and 7 July 1855 the vessels left with nothing." (Wiki) | |
| Stone Town of Zanzibar | the Royal Navy launched a bombardment of the Sultan's palace during the very brief Anglo-Zanzibar War in August 1896 |
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