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Action of 15 July 1798

Action of 15 July 1798 was a naval engagement fought in 1798 at Cartagena, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cartagena. It was part of the War of the Second Coalition, which ran from 1798 to 1802. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 1 ship of the line against 4 frigates.

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Fought1798
WhereCartagena, Spain37.602N, 0.984W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsGreat BritainagainstSpain
Casualties and losses2 woundedand20 killed; 32 wounded; 1 frigate captured
Part ofWar of the Second Coalition1798 to 1802

Where it sits in the War of the Second Coalition

Action of 15 July 1798, 1798Battle of Salahieh, 1798Battle of St. George's Caye, 1798Siege of Butrint, 1798Battle of Nicopolis, 1798Siege of Corfu, 1798Battle of Trebbia, 1799Siege of Ancona, 1799Battle of Ostrach, 1799Battle of Feldkirch, 1799Battle of Stockach, 1799Siege of Mantua, 1799Battle of Magnano, 1799Battle of Cassano, 1799Battle of Frauenfeld, 1799Battle of Winterthur, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Modena, 1799Siege of Alessandria, 1799Battle of Oberwald, 1799Battle of Schwyz, 1799Battle of Novi, 1799Battle of Krabbendam, 1799Battle of Mannheim, 1799Second Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Gotthard Pass, 1799Battle of Muottental, 1799Battle of Alkmaar, 1799Battle of Genola, 1799Battle of Obrigheim, 1799Battle of Wiesloch, 1799Battle of Walserfeld, 1800Battle of Sassello, 1800Siege of Genoa, 1800Rhine crossing near Rheinklingen (1800), 1800Battle of Stockach, 1800Battle of Engen, 1800Battle of Messkirch, 1800Battle of Erbach, 1800Battle of Montebello, 1800Battle of Höchstädt, 1800Battle of Neuburg, 1800Battle of Hohenlinden, 1800Battle of Pozzolo, 1800Battle of Copenhagen, 1801First Battle of Algeciras, 1801Second Battle of Algeciras, 1801Battle of Suriname, 180417981804Action of 15 July 1798, 1798
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Record

Date1798 (year precision)
PlaceCartagena, Spain
37.602N, 0.984W
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength1 ship of the line4 frigates
Casualties and losses2 wounded20 killed; 32 wounded; 1 frigate captured
Commanders
  • Manley Dixon
  • Felix O'Neil
Action of 15 July 1798Action of 15 July 1798Battle of CartagenaBattle of CartagenaBattle of New CarthageBattle of CartagenaSiege of CartagenaBattle of CartagenaMurciaAlicanteAlmeríaLorca100 km37.602N, 0.984W
Placed at Cartagena; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Action of 15 July 1798 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 Q4677263, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 15 July 1798, revision 1378411641, 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.