What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1747
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.88° N, 9.27° W
- Description
- 1747 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
6 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the Austrian Succession – First battle of Cape Finisterre: The British Navy defeats a French fleet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Eine überlegene britische Flotte unter George Anson besiegt in der Ersten Seeschlacht am Kap Finisterre ein dem Schutz eines Konvois nach Kanada dienendes…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire navale britannique sur la France au Cap Finisterre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “морская первая битва при мысе Финистерре”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 – 第一次フィニステレ岬の海戦。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page