Battle of Bordeaux

Name: Battle of Bordeaux
Start: 1653-10-20

20 Oct 1653 · 45.59° N, 1.05° W

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When: 20 Oct 1653
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 45.59° N, 1.05° W
Description: 1653 naval battle
Naval: yes

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Battle of Bordeaux (1653)

1653 naval battle

The Battle of Bordeaux was a naval engagement of the Franco-Spanish War of 1635–1659 fought on 20 October 1653 in the Gironde estuary. A Spanish fleet under Álvaro de Bazán, 3rd Marquis of Santa Cruz, sent to relieve Bordeaux, at that time held by the nobles rose up against Louis XIV during the Fronde, encountered a great concentration of French warships belonging to the Duke of Vendome's army in the channel of Blaye…

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Franco-Spanish War19 May 1635 · War

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Battle of Bordeaux (1653)

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