Battle

Action of 14 June 1742

14 Jun 1742 · 43.27° N, 6.64° E

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14 Jun 1742
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Battle
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43.27° N, 6.64° E
Description
1742 naval battle
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Action of 14 June 1742

1742 naval battle

The action of 14 June 1742 was a minor naval battle of the War of the Austrian Succession in which a small British squadron under Captain Richard Norris burned 5 Spanish royal galleys at the French port of Saint Tropez. Norris had surprised the galleys near Sainte-Marguerite and had chased and driven them into the French port.

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