Second Battle of Cape Finisterre

Wann

25. Okt. 1747

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

42.88° N, 9.40° W

Description

naval battle which took place on 25 October 1747

Naval

ja

1747 battle in the War of the Austrian Succession

The second battle of Cape Finisterre was a naval encounter fought during the War of the Austrian Succession on 25 October 1747. A British fleet of fourteen ships of the line commanded by Rear-Admiral Edward Hawke intercepted a French convoy of 250 merchant ships, sailing from the Basque Roads in western France to the West Indies and protected by eight ships of the line commanded by Vice Admiral Henri-François des Her…

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · nennt es „seconde victoire navale britannique sur la France au cap Finisterre“Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Quellseite
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · nennt es „второе морское сражение у мыса Финистерре“Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Quellseite
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · nennt es „オーストリア継承戦争 - 第二次フィニステレ岬の海戦。“Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Quellseite

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