Event

First Battle of Algeciras Bay

8 Jul 1801 · 36.13° N, 5.40° W

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When
8 Jul 1801
Kind
Event
Coordinates
36.13° N, 5.40° W
Description
First Battle of Algeciras Bay. Franco-Spanish victory.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Algeciras campaign.

Algeciras campaign

Part of the War of the Second Coalition (1801)

The Algeciras campaign was an attempt by a French Navy squadron from Toulon under Counter-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois to join a Franco-Spanish fleet at Cádiz in June-July 1801 during the War of the Second Coalition prior to a planned expedition to either Egypt or Portugal.

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