Battle of Toulon

When

21 Feb 1744 – 22 Feb 1744

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.78° N, 5.69° E

Description

1744 naval battle

Naval

yes

1744 battle of the War of the Austrian Succession

The Battle of Toulon took place on 21 and 22 February 1744 NS near the French Mediterranean port of Toulon. Although France was not yet at war with Britain, ships from their Levant Fleet supported an attempt by a Spanish force trapped in Toulon to break through the British Mediterranean Fleet.

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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 “Battle of Toulon: A British fleet fights a Franco-Spanish fleet; the battle is tactically inconclusive but results in a strategic success for the allies”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Österreichischen Erbfolgekrieg kommt es zur Seeschlacht bei Toulon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “guerre de Succession d'Autriche : bataille du cap Sicié, remportée par une escadre espagnole réfugiée à Toulon et voulant briser le blocus établi par la flotte…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “オーストリア継承戦争：トゥーロンの海戦。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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