naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Action of 15 August 1799

Name: Action of 15 August 1799
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Action of 15 August 1799 was a naval engagement fought in 1799 at Barcelona, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Barcelona. It was part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations, which ran from 1538 to 1718. The recorded result: Algerian victory. Recorded strength: 1 Gunboat; 350 men against 1 Brigantine; 3 Yachts.

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Fought1799

WhereBarcelona, Spain41.383N, 2.177E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAlgerian victory

BelligerentsRegency of AlgiersagainstKingdom of Portugal

Casualties and lossesUnknownand1 brigantine captured; 1 Yacht sunk/captured; +70 men captured

Part ofOttoman–Portuguese confrontations1538 to 1718

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Record

Date	1799 (year precision)
Place	Barcelona, Spain 41.383N, 2.177E
Kind	Naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	1 Gunboat; 350 men	1 Brigantine; 3 Yachts
Casualties and losses	Unknown	1 brigantine captured; 1 Yacht sunk/captured; +70 men captured

Placed at Barcelona; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Barcelona 1705, same recorded site
Siege of Barcelona 1706, same recorded site
Siege of Barcelona 1652, same recorded site
Battle of Barcelona AD 935, same recorded site
Siege of Barcelona 1697, 0.9 km W

In the same war

Before: Action of 26 May 1789 26 May 1789
All 7 engagements of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations

Elsewhere in 1799

Action of 15 August 1799 is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135153487, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 15 August 1799, revision 1370425953, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.