Action of 2 May 1707

When

2 May 1707 – 3 May 1707

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.74° N, 0.24° E

Description

1707 naval battle

Naval

yes

1707 naval battle

The action of 2 May 1707, also known as Beachy Head, was a naval battle of the War of the Spanish Succession in which a French squadron under Claude de Forbin intercepted a large British convoy escorted by three ships of the line, under Commodore Baron Wylde. The action began when three French ships, the Grifon, Blackoal and Dauphine, grappled HMS Hampton Court, killing her captain, George Clements, and taking her.

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