Battle of Vigo Bay
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The Battle of Vigo Bay was a 1702 naval engagement during the War of the Spanish Succession in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet attacked and destroyed a Spanish-French treasure convoy in the harbor of Vigo, Spain.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Vigo Bay canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Rande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
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Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Anglo-Dutch attempt to intercept Spanish treasure fleet from the Americas ⓘ |
| combatant |
Anglo-Dutch fleet
ⓘ
Franco-Spanish fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1702-10-23 ⓘ |
| description | naval engagement in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet attacked a Spanish-French treasure convoy in Vigo Bay ⓘ |
| endDate | 1702-10-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Cádiz (1702) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Anglo-Dutch fleet suffered relatively light losses
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Franco-Spanish fleet heavily damaged and many ships lost ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault
NERFINISHED
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George Rooke NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel de Velasco y Tejada NERFINISHED ⓘ Philips van Almonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attack on harbor defenses at Vigo
ⓘ
capture of treasure galleons ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Sail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ |
| involves |
harbor defenses including a boom across Vigo Bay
ⓘ
treasure convoy from Spanish America ⓘ |
| location |
Galicia
NERFINISHED
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Vigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Vigo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture and destruction of Spanish treasure fleet
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use of fireships and cutting through harbor boom defenses ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Spanish treasure fleet
ⓘ
destroy Franco-Spanish naval forces in Vigo Bay ⓘ |
| opponent |
Anglo-Dutch fleet
NERFINISHED
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Franco-Spanish convoy ⓘ |
| outcome |
destruction or capture of most Franco-Spanish ships in the convoy
ⓘ
seizure of significant quantities of silver and goods by the Anglo-Dutch ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic theater of the War of the Spanish Succession
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Anglo-Dutch victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1702-10-23 ⓘ |
| theater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwest coast of Spain ⓘ |
| year | 1702 ⓘ |
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