Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)

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The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) was a major naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which the British fleet decisively defeated a French convoy off the coast of Spain, securing control of Atlantic trade routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the War of the Austrian Succession
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
surface form: Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
belligerent Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
belligerentAlliance France and allies
surface form: France (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession)

Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession)
campaign British naval campaign against French commerce (1747)
combatant French Navy
Royal Navy
commander Edward Hawke
Henri-François des Herbiers, Marquis de l’Etenduère
conflict War of the Austrian Succession
consequence British dominance of Atlantic trade during the War of the Austrian Succession
capture of much of the French convoy
weakening of French maritime commerce
country France
Great Britain
date 25 October 1747
era 18th century
fleetStrength French escort squadron protecting a large convoy
Royal Navy squadron under Admiral Edward Hawke
historicalPeriod Age of Sail
location Atlantic Ocean
off Cape Finisterre
off the coast of Spain
navalCommander Sir Edward Hawke
surface form: Admiral Edward Hawke
navalTactics line of battle
notableCommanderFor French Navy
Royal Navy
partOf War of the Austrian Succession
precededBy Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
relatedEvent War of Jenkins' Ear
surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear
relatedPlace Cape Finisterre
relatedTo British trade with the West Indies
French colonial trade
result British victory
significance disrupted French colonial and commercial communications
helped ensure British naval supremacy in the mid-18th century
strategicObjective intercept French convoy to the West Indies
secure British control of Atlantic trade routes
theatre Atlantic theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession
typeOfEngagement fleet action
year 1747

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Edward Boscawen notableWork Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
Edward Hawke battle Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
Edward Hawke was commander of the British fleet battle Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
subject surface form: Edward Hawke
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) precededBy Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) alsoKnownAs Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) precededBy Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
Old Dreadnought notableFor Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
subject surface form: Edward Boscawen
1st Baron Hawke victory Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
Sir Edward Hawke engagement Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Cape Finisterre
Sir Edward Hawke victory Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Cape Finisterre