What the records say
- When
- 7 Jul 1799
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.13° N, 5.39° W
- Description
- naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 7 July 1799
The action of 7 July 1799 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which the Spanish 34-gun frigate Nuestra Señora del Carmén captured the Royal Navy's 18-gun hired armed cutter Penelope, which was under the command of Lieutenant Frederick Lewis Maitland.
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