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naval engagement, early modern

Battle of Cape Palos

Battle of Cape Palos was a naval engagement fought on 9 June 1758 at Cape Palos, in what is now Spain; it lasted 1 day. It was part of Q133865193. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 3 ships of the line against 1 ship of the line; 1 frigate.

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Fought9 June 1758lasted 1 day
WhereCape Palos, Spain36.919N, 0.527W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpainagainstRegency of Algiers
Part ofQ133865193

Where it sits in Q133865193

Capture of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, 1554Action of May 1612, 1612Raid on La Goulette, 1615Battle of Cape Palos, 1617Action of 3 October 1624, 1624Siege of Oran and Mers El Kébir, 1675Action of 12 October 1734, 1734Action of 28 November 1751, 1751Action of 16 April 1755, 1755Battle of Cape Palos, 1758Siege of Oran 1790–1792, 179015541790Battle of Cape Palos, 1758
11 placed engagements of Q133865193 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 June 1758
to 10 June 1758
PlaceCape Palos, Spain
36.919N, 0.527W
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength3 ships of the line1 ship of the line; 1 frigate
Casualties and losses2 killed; 12 wounded and; some bruises100+ killed; 44 drowned; 306 prisoners; 1 ship of the line sunk; 1 frigate damaged
Commanders
  • Isidoro García del Postigo y del Prado
  • Mahamud Rais
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Battle of Cape Palos 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 Q66968495, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cape Palos (1758), revision 1370108604, 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.