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First Battle of Algeciras

The First Battle of Algeciras was fought on 6 July 1801 between a Royal Navy squadron and a smaller French Navy squadron lying at anchor in the Spanish port of Algeciras during the Algeciras campaign of the War of the Second Coalition.

First Battle of Algeciras
First Battle of Algeciras · Morel Fatio (1810–1871), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
6 Jul 1801
Where
Bay of Gibraltar
Era
Modern

Topics

Spain264 BCE – todayKingdom of Spain1683 – 1873

Before and after

First Barbary War1801 – 1805Siege of Alexandria1801Show on timeline

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