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Battle of Cape Passaro

The Battle of Cape Passaro (also known as the Battle of Avola or the Battle of Syracuse) was a naval battle fought on 11–12 August 1718 between a Royal Navy fleet under Admiral Sir George Byng and a fleet of the Spanish Navy under Lieutenant-general José Antonio de Gaztañeta. It was fought off Cape Passaro, in the southern tip of Sicily, which Spain had occupied.

Battle of Cape Passaro
Battle of Cape Passaro · Richard Paton (1717–1791), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
11 Aug 1718
Where
Capo Passero
Era
Early Modern

Topics

Italy753 BCE – today

Before and after

Triple Alliance1717War of the Quadruple Alliance1718 – 1720Show on timeline

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