Action of 28 November 1751
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The action of 28 November 1751 was a naval engagement off Cape St. Vincent between a squadron of two Spanish ships of the line under captain Pedro Fitz-James Stuart and an Algerine squadron of two ships of the line under corsair Mohammed Chirif, which was fought from November 28 to December 2, 1751, and resulted in a victory for the Spanish fleet. The Algerine ships had come from the port of Algiers, and were acting as corsairs, conducting commerce raiding against Christian merchant ships and enslaving their crews. This was part of the Barbary slave trade, where the Barbary states, autonomous vassals of the Ottoman Empire, raided Christian settlements and merchant vessels for slaves to sell in their own cities. The corsairs targeted Spain, a Christian country, and the Spanish Navy was sent to track down the formidable Algerine force of two ships of the line, which posed a significant threat to any Christian vessels in the region. When the fleets sighted each other on November 28, 1751, they found that they were evenly matched with their opposition; both fielded two ships of the line.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | Unknown | naval battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1337 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent | Kingdom of Portugal, battle, Crown of Castile | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1476 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent | Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of France, Republic of Genoa, naval battle, Burgundian State | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1602 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1602) | Spain, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1641 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent | Spain, naval battle, Dutch Republic | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1681 | Action of 30 September 1681 | Brandenburg-Prussia, naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1693 | Battle of Lagos | France, Dutch Republic, naval battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1719 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent | Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Spain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1748 | Action of 18 March 1748 | Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1751 | Action of 28 November 1751 | naval battle, Regency of Algiers, Kingdom of Spain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1795 | Action of 7 October 1795 | France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1797 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent | Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1833 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent | naval battle | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1700 | Zavial Battery | fort, cultural heritage, coastal battery | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Castle of Senhora da Luz | cultural heritage, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Carrapateira | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort of Santo António de Belixe | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fortaleza de Sagres | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fortaleza de São Vicente | historic building, former convent, fort, military base | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Forte de Burgau | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Forte de Nossa Senhora da Guia | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1632 | Fort of Almádena | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1700 | Fort Vera Cruz | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata |