Wager's Action

Wager's Action
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
Wager's Action off Cartagena by Samuel Scott, c.1747
Date 8 June 1708 Location Off Cartagena, Caribbean Sea 10°10′16″N 75°39′40″W / 10.171°N 75.661°W / 10.171; -75.661 Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	Spain  France
Commanders and leaders
Charles Wager	José de Santillán † Jean-Baptiste du Casse
Strength
5 ships of the line 1 fireship[1]	3 galleons 1 hulk 14 merchant ships[1]
Casualties and losses
14 killed or wounded	1,247 killed or wounded 1 galleon captured 1 galleon destroyed 1 hulk scuttled[1]

Wager's Action was a naval confrontation on 8 June 1708 N.S. (28 May O.S.), between a British squadron under Charles Wager and the Spanish treasure fleet, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. The battle ended in a British victory over the Spanish fleet.