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Battle of Portmán

Battle of Portmán was a naval engagement fought on 11 October 1873 at Cape Palos, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Cantonal revolution, which ran from 1873 to 1874. The recorded result: Withdrawal of the Cantonalist squadron.

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Fought11 October 1873
WhereCape Palos, Spain37.550N, 0.850W
OutcomeWithdrawal of the Cantonalist squadron
BelligerentsFirst Spanish Republicagainst25px|Cantonal flag of Cartagena in 1873 Canton of Cartagena
Casualties and losses• 11 dead; • 32 woundedand• 12 dead; • 38 wounded
Part ofCantonal revolution1873 to 1874

Where it sits in the Cantonal revolution

Battle of Chinchilla, 1873Siege of Cartagena, 1873Battle of Orihuela, 1873Battle of Portmán, 187318731873Battle of Portmán, 1873
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Record

Date11 October 1873
PlaceCape Palos, Spain
37.550N, 0.850W
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength• 1 armoured frigate; • 3 screw frigates; • 2 paddle gunboats; • 2 screw schooners• 2 armoured frigates; • 1 armoured corvette; • 1 paddle gunboat
Casualties and losses• 11 dead; • 32 wounded• 12 dead; • 38 wounded
Commanders
  • Miguel Lobo y Malagamba
  • Juan Contreras y Román
Battle of PortmánBattle of PortmánBattle of CartagenaSiege of CartagenaBattle of New CarthageBattle of CartagenaBattle of CartagenaBattle of CartagenaMurciaAlicanteAlmería100 km37.550N, 0.850W
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Battle of Portmán 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 Q5778822, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Portmán, revision 1381605085, 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.