What the records say
- When
- 19 Sep 1710
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 22.91° S, 43.18° W
- Description
- 1710 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1710)
1710 naval battle
The 1710 Battle of Rio de Janeiro was a failed raid by a French privateering fleet on the Portuguese colonial city of Rio de Janeiro in August 1710, during the War of the Spanish Succession. The raid was a complete failure; its commander, Jean-François Duclerc, and more than 600 men were captured.
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