What the records say
- When
- 17 Jun 1651
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.78° N, 1.38° E
- Description
- naval engagement that took place off Formentera on 17 June 1651, during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
- Naval
- yes
Capture of the galleon Lion Couronné
The capture of the galleon Lion Couronné was a naval engagement that took place off Formentera on 17 June 1651, during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). A squadron of eleven Spanish galleys under John Joseph of Austria captured the French galleon Lion Couronné after a fight.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659); A squadron of Spanish galleys under John Joseph of Austria capture the French galleon Lion Couronné off Formentera”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page