Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Cape Finisterre: contested ground

The ground around Cape Finisterre was fought over 3 times between 1778 and 1805: 3 naval actions, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Action of 20 October 1778Action of 10 August 1805Battle of Cape FinisterreBattle of Cape FinisterreVigoLa CoruñaOurenseOviedoGijónBragançaViana Do Castelo200 km42.880N, 9.282W
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Action of 20 October 1778, 1778Action of 10 August 1805, 1805Battle of Cape Finisterre, 180517781805
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 October 1778Action of 20 October 1778Cape FinisterreAnglo-French War of 1778–1783
1805Action of 10 August 1805Napoleonic Wars
22 July 1805Battle of Cape FinisterreCape FinisterreWar of the Third Coalition

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.