First Battle of Algeciras

When

6 Jul 1801

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.13° N, 5.43° W

Description

1801 naval battle during the War of the Second Coalition

Naval

yes

Battle of the Algeciras campaign

The First Battle of Algeciras was fought on 6 July 1801 between a Royal Navy squadron and a smaller French Navy squadron lying at anchor in the Spanish port of Algeciras during the Algeciras campaign of the War of the Second Coalition.

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