Battle of Málaga

When

24 Aug 1704

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.70° N, 4.37° W

Description

1704 naval battle

Naval

yes

1704 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession

The Battle of Málaga, also known as the Battle of Vélez-Málaga, was a major fleet action which took place during the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a Franco-Spanish naval force on 24 August 1704. Both sides fought an intense engagement before the Anglo-Dutch fleet withdrew the next day.

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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 “August 24 (August 13 OS) – War of the Spanish Succession – The French and Anglo-Dutch fleets clash off Málaga, causing heavy casualties on both sides”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht bei Vélez-Málaga endet mit einem strategischen Sieg der Niederländisch-Englischen Flotte über französische Kriegsschiffe”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille navale de Vélez-Málaga”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “крупнейшее морское сражение при Малаге”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• War of the Spanish SuccessionMar 1701 · World war