Armada of 1779

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The Armada of 1779 was a combined Franco-Spanish naval enterprise intended to divert British military assets, primarily of the Royal Navy, from other war theatres by invading the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. This action was a part of the wider Anglo-French War (1778–1783). The proposed plan was to seize the Isle of Wight and then capture the British naval base of Portsmouth. Ultimately, no fleet battles were fought in the Channel and the Franco-Spanish invasion never materialized. This threat to Great Britain prompted comparisons to the earlier Spanish Armada of 1588.

1779  Wikidata
battle, 
HMS Blackwood, HMS Capel, 

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    eventarmed conflict1338English Channel naval campaignKingdom of France, Kingdom of England, County of Flanders, Nicolas Béhuchet, Hugues Quiéret, military campaign, naval warfareWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1597Third Spanish ArmadaKingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy, military expeditionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1605Battle of the English ChannelDutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1651Stockholm incidentSwedish Empire, Commonwealth of England, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1691French naval campaign of 1691Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, military campaignWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1727English Channel campaignmilitary campaignWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1779Armada of 1779battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1814Sinking of HMS Reindeernaval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1814Sinking of HMS Avonnaval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1914naval warfare of World War Itheater of war, naval warfareWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1940KanalkampfRoyal Air Force, armed conflict, LuftwaffeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Action of 26 April 1944United Kingdom, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of UshantCanada, Poland, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, naval battleWikidata
    eventwar1469Anglo-Hanseatic Warwar, Hanseatic League, Kingdom of EnglandWikidata
    eventwar1652First Anglo-Dutch WarwarWikidata
    eventwar1779Anglo-Spanish Warwar, British Empire, Spanish EmpireWikidata
    eventwar1796Anglo-Spanish Warwar, Kingdom of Great Britain, French First Republic, First French Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Spanish EnlightenmentWikidata
    siteshipwreckVendémiairePluviôse-class submarine, sunken vessel, submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreck1943HMS Blackwooddestroyer escort, shipwreck, Captain-class frigate, Evarts-class destroyer escortWikidata
    siteshipwreck1943HMS Capeldestroyer escort, shipwreck, Evarts-class destroyer escort, Captain-class frigateWikidata
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