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Battle of Cape Palos

Battle of Cape Palos was a naval engagement fought on 19 June 1815 at Cape Palos, in what is now Spain. It was part of Second Barbary War. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 1 sloop; 1 brigantine; 2 schooners against 1 brig.

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Sail plan of the United States Navy brig
Sail plan of the United States Navy brig. unattributed, apparently from U.S. National Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought19 June 1815
WhereCape Palos, Spain37.621N, 0.656W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstRegency of Algiers
Casualties and lossesNoneand23 killed; ~80 captured; 1 brig captured; 1 boat sunk
Part ofSecond Barbary War1815

Record

Date19 June 1815
PlaceCape Palos, Spain
37.621N, 0.656W
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength1 sloop; 1 brigantine; 2 schooners1 brig
Casualties and lossesNone23 killed; ~80 captured; 1 brig captured; 1 boat sunk
Commanders
  • Stephen Decatur
Battle of Cape PalosBattle of Cape PalosBattle of PortmánBattle of CartagenaSiege of CartagenaBattle of New CarthageBattle of CartagenaBattle of PortmánBattle of CartagenaMurciaAlicanteAlmería100 km37.621N, 0.656W
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Battle of Cape Palos 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 Q4873063, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cape Palos (1815), revision 1370436202, 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.