Battle of Cape Spartel

20 Oct 1782 · 35.93° N, 5.91° W

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When: 20 Oct 1782
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 35.93° N, 5.91° W
Description: 1782 naval battle
Naval: yes

4 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 “American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape Spartel”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “retrait des Britanniques devant la flotte franco-espagnole après la bataille navale du cap Spartel près du détroit de Gibraltar”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “бой у мыса Спартель”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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