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First Battle of Algeciras

First Battle of Algeciras was a naval engagement fought on 6 July 1801 at Bay of Gibraltar, in what is now Spain. It was part of the War of the Second Coalition, which ran from 1798 to 1802. The recorded result: Franco-Spanish victory.

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Fought6 July 1801
WhereBay of Gibraltar, Spain36.133N, 5.429W
OutcomeFranco-Spanish victory
BelligerentsFrench First Republic; SpainagainstUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Part ofWar of the Second Coalition1798 to 1802

Where it sits in the War of the Second Coalition

Action of 15 July 1798, 1798Battle of Salahieh, 1798Battle of St. George's Caye, 1798Siege of Butrint, 1798Battle of Nicopolis, 1798Siege of Corfu, 1798Battle of Trebbia, 1799Siege of Ancona, 1799Battle of Ostrach, 1799Battle of Feldkirch, 1799Battle of Stockach, 1799Siege of Mantua, 1799Battle of Magnano, 1799Battle of Cassano, 1799Battle of Frauenfeld, 1799Battle of Winterthur, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Modena, 1799Siege of Alessandria, 1799Battle of Oberwald, 1799Battle of Schwyz, 1799Battle of Novi, 1799Battle of Krabbendam, 1799Battle of Mannheim, 1799Second Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Gotthard Pass, 1799Battle of Muottental, 1799Battle of Alkmaar, 1799Battle of Genola, 1799Battle of Obrigheim, 1799Battle of Wiesloch, 1799Battle of Walserfeld, 1800Battle of Sassello, 1800Siege of Genoa, 1800Rhine crossing near Rheinklingen (1800), 1800Battle of Stockach, 1800Battle of Engen, 1800Battle of Messkirch, 1800Battle of Erbach, 1800Battle of Montebello, 1800Battle of Höchstädt, 1800Battle of Neuburg, 1800Battle of Hohenlinden, 1800Battle of Pozzolo, 1800Battle of Copenhagen, 1801First Battle of Algeciras, 1801Second Battle of Algeciras, 1801Battle of Suriname, 180417981804First Battle of Algeciras, 1801
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Record

Date6 July 1801
PlaceBay of Gibraltar, Spain
36.133N, 5.429W
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthFrance: 3 ships of the line; 1 frigate
Commanders
  • James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez
First Battle of AlgecirasFirst Battle of AlgecirasSiege of AlgecirasSiege of AlgecirasSiege of AlgecirasSiege of AlgecirasSiege of AlgecirasTangierGranada‎CádizMálagaKsar El KebirHuelvaLaracheMarbella100 km36.133N, 5.429W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 26 times between 206 BC and 1942.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1801

First Battle of Algeciras 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 Q432515, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Algeciras, revision 1378412031, 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.