naval engagement, early modern
Action of 29 April 1758
Action of 29 April 1758 was a naval engagement fought in 1758 at Bay of Biscay. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bay of Biscay. It was part of the Seven Years' War, which ran from 1756 to 1763. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 2 ships of the line against 1 ship of the line.
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Where it sits in the Seven Years' War
Record
| Date | 1758 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Bay of Biscay 45.500N, 4.400W | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Strength | 2 ships of the line | 1 ship of the line |
| Casualties and losses | 16 killed; 20 wounded | 61 killed; 100 wounded; 1 ship of the line captured |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Cuddalore 29 April 1758
- After: Raid on St Malo 5 June 1758
- All 127 engagements of Seven Years' War
Elsewhere in 1758
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- Battle of Peshawar Pakistan
- Battle of Güstow Sweden
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- Battle of Cape Palos Spain
Action of 29 April 1758 is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19871526, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 29 April 1758, revision 1370426491, 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.