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Bombardment of Fort San Carlos
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 San Carlos de la Barra after a brief exchange of fire.〔(GERMAN COMMANDER BLAMES VENEZUELANS - New York Times. January 24, 1903 )〕
==Bombardment==
On January 17, SMS ''Panther'' and SMS ''Falke'' were chasing a merchant schooner who had evaded the blockade and entered the lake. Both ships intended to enter the lake and blockade the city of Maracaibo.〔(GERMAN COMMANDER BLAMES VENEZUELANS - ''New York Times''. January 24, 1903 )〕
Guarding the entrance that connects the lake with the Gulf of Venezuela was the castle of San Carlos de la Barra. The shallow waters that connected lake Maracaibo with the sea were only passable for major ships in the strait that separated San Carlos from the island of Zapara, yet even there it was needed the help of a local pilot to sort the sand banks and shallow waters of the passage.
The battle started when the fort's gunners opened fire on the ''Panther'' when she was crossing the bar. The captain Richard Eckermann replied the fire but the shallow waters prevented the Panther from making an effective bombardment. Inside the fort, two of the gunners, Manuel Quevedo and Carlos José Cárdenas, managed to score several hits at the ''Panther'' with their 80-millimeter Krupp gun, causing considerable damage to the ship After half an hour of exchanging fire, the Germans retreated. The president Cipriano Castro claimed this as a victory, and in response the German commander sent a cruiser with heavier weapons, to set an example to Venezuelans.
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