First Battle of Algeciras Bay

Quand

8 juil. 1801

Type

Événement

Coordonnées

36.13° N, 5.40° W

Description

First Battle of Algeciras Bay. Franco-Spanish victory.

Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, 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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