What the records say
- When
- 10 Oct 1719
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.28° N, 8.60° W
- Description
- British operation as part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra
1719 military operation
The capture of Vigo and Pontevedra occurred in October 1719 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance when a British expedition made a descent on the Spanish coast. They then captured the settlements of Vigo, Redondela and Pontevedra after some resistance, which they occupied for ten days destroying or capturing a vast haul of military stores before withdrawing.
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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 “The British Army, under the command of Major General George Wade, invades and captures the forts of Vigo on the Atlantic coast of Spain”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “захват Виго”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page