Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Thomas Wentworth Biography and Timeline

Follow Thomas Wentworth through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Build a biography Browse biographies Browse by event

Thomas Wentworth, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

1 of 1Page

1741–1741Years on this page

1741

March 1741

Siege of Cartagena de Indias

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

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

Role range: 1739-1748

20 April 1741

Assault on Fort San Lazaro

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

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

Role range: 1739-1748

18 July 1741

Landing at Guantanamo Bay

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

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

Role range: 1739-1748

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.