Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)

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Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)

Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)

The Second Battle of Cape Finisterre was a naval battle which took place on 25 October 1747 (14 October 1747 in the Julian calendar then in use in Britain) during the War of the Austrian Succession. A British fleet of fourteen ships of the line commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke intercepted a French convoy protected by eight French ships of the line commanded by Admiral Desherbiers de l'Etenduère.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)

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