What the records say
- When
- 15 Jul 1798
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.60° N, 0.98° W
- Description
- 1798 naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 15 July 1798
1798 naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
The action of 15 July 1798 was a minor naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought off the Spanish Mediterranean coast by the Royal Navy ship of the line HMS Lion under Captain Manley Dixon and a squadron of four Spanish Navy frigates under Commodore Don Felix O'Neil.
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