Second Battle of Cape Finisterre

When

25 Oct 1747

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.88° N, 9.40° W

Description

naval battle which took place on 25 October 1747

Naval

yes

1747 battle in the War of the Austrian Succession

The second battle of Cape Finisterre was a naval encounter fought during the War of the Austrian Succession on 25 October 1747. A British fleet of fourteen ships of the line commanded by Rear-Admiral Edward Hawke intercepted a French convoy of 250 merchant ships, sailing from the Basque Roads in western France to the West Indies and protected by eight ships of the line commanded by Vice Admiral Henri-François des Her…

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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 “War of the Austrian Succession – Second battle of Cape Finisterre: The British Navy again defeats a French fleet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Auch in der Zweiten Seeschlacht am Kap Finisterre siegen die Briten über ein französisches Geleitkonvoi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “seconde 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 “второе морское сражение у мыса 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 - 第二次フィニステレ岬の海戦。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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