Battle

Battle of Syracuse

9 Nov 1710 · 37.07° N, 15.28° E

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9 Nov 1710
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
37.07° N, 15.28° E
Description
1710 naval engagement off Sicily
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Battle of Syracuse (1710)

1710 naval engagement off Sicily

The Battle of Syracuse was a naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession fought on 9 November 1710, outside the Sicilian port of Syracuse. A French fleet of four ships under the command of Jacques Cassard came to relieve a heavily laden French merchant fleet that had been blockaded in the Syracuse harbour by a British fleet.

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