Battle of Ponta Delgada

The naval Battle of Vila Franca do Campo, also known as Battle of Ponta Delgada and Naval Battle of Terceira Island, took place on 26 July 1582, off the coast of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, during the War of the Portuguese Succession. A combined corsair expedition, mainly French, sailed against a Spanish naval force made up of Portuguese and Castilian ships, to preserve control of the Azores under the pretender António, Prior of Crato and to defend the islands from incorporation into the Iberian Union, the largest French force sent overseas before the age of Louis XIV.

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1582  Wikidata
Battle of San Miguel; Battle of Terceira; Battle of Terceira Island; Battle of Vila Franca
naval battle, Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of France, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy, Portugal, 

Revenge, 

• Three Decks page^@
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Location: 38.644, -27.653, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1582	Battle of Ponta Delgada	Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Portugal, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1577	Revenge	race-built galleon	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte das Cinco Ribeiras	fort	Wikidata