Battle of Orbetello

When

14 Jun 1646 – 16 Jun 1646

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.43° N, 11.22° E

Description

part of the Thirty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635)

Naval

yes

Part of the Thirty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635)

The Battle of Orbetello, also known as the Battle of Isola del Giglio, was a major naval engagement of the Franco-Spanish War of 1635. It was fought on 14 June 1646 off the Spanish-ruled town of Orbetello, on the coast of Tuscany, Italy, between a French fleet led by Admiral Armand de Maillé, Marquis of Brézé, and a Spanish fleet commanded by Miguel de Noronha, 4th Count of Linhares sent to break the blockade of Orbe…

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