What the records say
- When
- 9 Aug 1780
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 35.83° N, 13.23° W
- Description
- 1780 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Action of 9 August 1780
Naval battle of the American Revolutionary War
The action of 9 August 1780 was a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War and a part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783) in which a Spanish fleet and French fleet, led by Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova, encountered a large British convoy. The Franco-Spanish force captured almost all the merchant vessels in the convoy, which dealt a severe blow to the commerce of Great Britain.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Revolutionary War: Spanish admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova captures a British convoy totalling 55 vessels amongst Indiamen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire franco-espagnole sur la flotte britannique à la deuxième bataille du cap Saint-Vincent”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page