What the records say
- When
- 4 Sep 1702
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 11.24° N, 74.21° W
- Description
- 1702 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Action of August 1702
1702 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession
The action of August 1702 was an inconclusive naval battle of the War of the Spanish Succession fought between 19 and 25 August 1702 O.S.. An English squadron under Vice-Admiral of the White John Benbow engaged in a running battle with a smaller French squadron under Admiral Jean-Baptiste du Casse off Santa Marta, but insubordination from Benbow's captains prevented him from inflicting significant damage on du Casse'…
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “4 septembre (19-25 août du calendrier julien) : bataille navale de Santa-Martha en Colombie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “19 (29) августа—25 августа (4 сентября) — бой у Санта-Марты”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page