Battle

Action of 13 October 1796

13 Oct 1796 · 36.72° N, 2.19° W

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When
13 Oct 1796
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
36.72° N, 2.19° W
Description
naval engagement in French Revolutionary War
Naval
yes

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Action of 13 October 1796

1796 battle of the War of the First Coalition

The action of 13 October 1796 was a minor naval engagement of the War of the First Coalition, fought off the Mediterranean coast of Spain near Cartagena between the Royal Navy 32-gun frigate HMS Terpsichore under Captain Richard Bowen and the Spanish Navy 34-gun frigate Mahonesa under Frigate Captain Tomás de Ayalde.

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