Battle of Cape Finisterre

22 Jul 1805 · 42.89° N, 9.27° W

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When: 22 Jul 1805
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 42.89° N, 9.27° W
Description: 1805 naval battle during the War of the Third Coalition
Naval: yes

5 sources record it

Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Cape Finisterre, British defeat of Franco-Spanish fleet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Kap Finisterre unterbinden im Dritten Koalitionskrieg Schiffe der Royal Navy unter Vizeadmiral Sir Robert Calders Befehl das Eindringen…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille du Cap Finisterre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla del Cabo Finisterre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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