Battle of Lagos (1693)
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The Battle of Lagos (1693) was a major naval engagement in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy off the Portuguese coast during the Nine Years' War.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Lagos | 2 |
| Action of Lagos (1693) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Lagos (1693)
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surface form:
Action of Lagos (1693)
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| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
England ⓘ France ⓘ |
| combatantRole |
Anglo-Dutch escort squadron as defenders
ⓘ
French fleet as attackers ⓘ |
| commander |
Anne Hilarion de Tourville
ⓘ
Philips van Almonde ⓘ Sir George Rooke ⓘ |
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| consequence |
enhanced French naval prestige
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heavy losses of Anglo-Dutch merchant shipping ⓘ significant economic damage to Anglo-Dutch trade ⓘ |
| convoySize | around 200 merchant ships ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date |
17 June 1693 (Old Style)
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27 June 1693 ⓘ |
| fleetStrength |
approximately 24 Anglo-Dutch escort warships
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approximately 70 French ships of the line ⓘ |
| followedBy | later French commerce-raiding operations in the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
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off Lagos, Portugal ⓘ |
| near |
Algarve
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surface form:
Algarve coast
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| notableCommanderOfBelligerent |
Anne Hilarion de Tourville
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surface form:
Anne Hilarion de Tourville for France
Philips van Almonde ⓘ
surface form:
Philips van Almonde for the Dutch Republic
Sir George Rooke for England ⓘ |
| objective |
to intercept and destroy the Anglo-Dutch convoy
ⓘ
to protect a large Anglo-Dutch Smyrna convoy ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Anne Hilarion de Tourville
ⓘ
Philips van Almonde ⓘ Sir George Rooke ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive French victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | French guerre de course against Allied commerce ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Barfleur ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| shipTypeUsed |
armed merchantmen
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ships of the line ⓘ |
| strategicTheater | Atlantic naval theatre of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| tactics |
French concentration against the convoy's escorts
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use of superior numbers by the French fleet ⓘ |
| year | 1693 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Action of Lagos (1693)
subject surface form:
Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lagos
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lagos