naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Action of 17 June 1802

Name: Action of 17 June 1802
Location: Cape Palos, Spain

Action of 17 June 1802 was a naval engagement fought in 1802 at Cape Palos, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cape Palos. It was part of First Barbary War, which ran from 1801 to 1805. The recorded result: Tripolitanian victory. Recorded strength: Brig Franklin against 3 ships; 110 men.

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Fought1802

WhereCape Palos, Spain37.632N, 0.700W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeTripolitanian victory

BelligerentsUnited Statesagainst23px Tripolitania

Casualties and lossesFranklin captured; 9 capturedandNone

Part ofFirst Barbary War1801 to 1805

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Record

Date	1802 (year precision)
Place	Cape Palos, Spain 37.632N, 0.700W
Kind	Naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	Brig Franklin	3 ships; 110 men
Casualties and losses	Franklin captured; 9 captured	None

Placed at Cape Palos; 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

Battle of Cape Palos 1815, 4.0 km E
Battle of Portmán 1873, 16 km SW
Battle of Cartagena 206 BC, 25 km W
Siege of Cartagena 1873, 25 km W
Battle of New Carthage 209 BC, 25 km W

In the same war

Before: First Battle of Tripoli Harbor 16 May 1802
After: Action of 2 June 1803 1803
All 9 engagements of First Barbary War

Elsewhere in 1802

Action of 17 June 1802 is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q133828701, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 17 June 1802, revision 1370426047, 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.