Battle of Cape Finisterre
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The Battle of Cape Finisterre was a naval engagement fought off the Northern Spanish Atlantic coast near Cape Finisterre between British and French squadrons during the Seven Years' War. A British force comprising the 74-gun ship of the line HMS Bellona and 36-gun frigate HMS Brilliant was sailing from Lisbon to Britain with a cargo of specie when on 13 August they encountered a French force comprising the 74-gun Courageux and the 32-gun frigates Malicieuse and Hermine. The British ships immediately chased the French squadron, maintaining contact through the night, and on the following morning two separate engagements occurred as Brilliant fought the French frigates and Bellona battled Courageux.
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1761 Battle of Cape Finisterre
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Fight Between the Courageux and the Bellona
Bellona & Courageux 1761| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1509 | Battle of Cape Finisterre | Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of France, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1543 | Battle of Muros Bay | Spain, France, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1747 | Second Battle of Cape Finisterre | Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle, France | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1761 | Battle of Cape Finisterre | France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1778 | Action of 20 October 1778 | France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1805 | Battle of Cape Finisterre | Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1800 | Castle San Carlos | fortress | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Fight Between the Courageux and the Bellona | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bellona & Courageux 1761 | Commons | ||
