Thomas Wentworth Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thomas Wentworth, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1741–17413 events2 places

Chronological biography

1741

Siege of Cartagena de IndiasMarch 1741

Warfare / War of Jenkins Ear · Lieutenant General · Commander of British Land Forces · Cartagena de Indias

Wentworth commanded the British land forces during the unsuccessful campaign against Cartagena.

Assault on Fort San Lazaro20 April 1741

Warfare / War of Jenkins Ear · Lieutenant General · Commander of British Land Forces · Cartagena de Indias

Wentworth’s troops failed in a costly assault against Fort San Lazaro outside Cartagena.

Landing at Guantanamo Bay18 July 1741

Warfare / War of Jenkins Ear · Lieutenant General · Commander of British Land Forces · Guantanamo Bay

Wentworth landed British and colonial troops intending to advance against Santiago de Cuba.

Titles and roles

Lieutenant General · Commander of British Land Forces

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.