Early Modern era · 1759
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos took place between a British fleet commanded by Edward Boscawen and a French fleet under Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran over two days in 1759 during the Seven Years' War. They fought south west of the Gulf of Cádiz on 18 August and to the east of the small Portuguese port of Lagos, after which the battle is named, on 19 August.
- When
- 19 Aug 1759
- Where
- Lagos
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
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