naval engagement, early modern
Action of 6 September 1782
Action of 6 September 1782 was a naval engagement fought in 1782 at Cape Spartel, in what is now Morocco. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cape Spartel. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1779 to 1783. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 1 frigate of 34 guns; 2 cutters against 1 frigate of 26 guns.
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Where it sits in the Anglo-Spanish War
Record
| Date | 1782 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Cape Spartel, Morocco 35.801N, 5.906W | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Strength | 1 frigate of 34 guns; 2 cutters | 1 frigate of 26 guns |
| Casualties and losses | None | 200 prisoners; 1 frigate captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Action of 16 March 1782 1782, 9.2 km NW
- Battle of Cape Spartel 1782, 14 km N
- Battle of Wad-Ras 1860, 18 km S
- Action of 24 June 1618 1618, 30 km NE
- Siege of Tarifa 1811, 36 km NE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Black River 13 April 1782
- All 8 engagements of Anglo-Spanish War
Elsewhere in 1782
- Battle of the Saintes Dominica
- Battle of Negapatam India
- Battle of Blue Licks United States
- Battle of Providien Sri Lanka
- Siege of Brimstone Hill Saint Kitts and Nevis
Action of 6 September 1782 is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 143 in present-day Morocco.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139073625, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 6 September 1782, revision 1372715083, 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.