Action of 13 October 1796

The action of 13 October 1796 was a minor naval engagement of the War of the First Coalition, fought off the Mediterranean coast of Spain near Cartagena between the Royal Navy 32-gun frigate HMS Terpsichore under Captain Richard Bowen and the Spanish Navy 34-gun frigate Mahonesa under Frigate Captain Tomás de Ayalde. The action was the first battle of the Anglo-Spanish War, coming just eight days after the Spanish declaration of war. In a battle lasting an hour and forty minutes, Mahonesa was captured.

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naval battle, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain,

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1796-10-13T00:00:00Z

1796 Action of 13 October 1796

1147-01-01T00:00:00Z

1147 Conquest of Almeria

1157-01-01T00:00:00Z

1157-08-01T00:00:00Z

1157 Siege of Almería

1309-08-01T00:00:00Z

1309-12-01T00:00:00Z

1309 Siege of Almería

1591-08-01T00:00:00Z

1591 Battle of the Gulf of Almería

1815-06-17T00:00:00Z

1815 Battle off Cape Gata

1873-07-30T00:00:00Z

1873 Battle of Almería

1937-05-31T00:00:00Z

1937 Bombardment of Almería

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

area	region	1010	Taifa of Almería		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1147	Conquest of Almeria	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1157	Siege of Almería	Republic of Genoa, Kingdom of Leon, Kingdom of Castile, siege, Almohad Caliphate, Taifa of Murcia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1309	Siege of Almería	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1591	Battle of the Gulf of Almería	Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1796	Action of 13 October 1796	Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Spain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1815	Battle off Cape Gata	United States, naval battle, Regency of Algiers	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1873	Battle of Almería	First Spanish Republic, Canton of Cartagena, naval bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Bombardment of Almería	bombardment	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Castell del Rey coast battery	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Almería air raid shelters	subterranea, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	castle		Alcazaba y Murallas del Cerro de San Cristóbal	monument, filming location, alcazaba, fortress, fortification, museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Castillo de San Pedro	monument, fortified tower, castle	Wikidata
site	military base		Torre de San Miguel	barracks, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	museum		Colección Museográfica de la Legión en Almería	museographic collection, Ministry of Defence of Spain, 2nd Brigade of Legion Rey Alfonso XIII, military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre Cárdenas	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre de Calahiguera	monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre Serena	archaeological site, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre Torregarcía	fortified tower	Wikidata

Action of 13 October 1796

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