Battle of Cape Finisterre
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Three naval battles fought between Britain and France near Cape Finisterre
in northwest Spain are known as the battle of Cape Finisterre:
Cape Finisterre
right|thumb|300px|Position of Cape Finisterre on the [[Iberian Peninsula]]Cape Finisterre is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain....
in northwest Spain are known as the battle of Cape Finisterre:
- The first battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)First battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)The First Battle of Cape Finisterre saw 14 British ships of the line under Admiral George Anson attack a French 30-ship convoy commanded by Admiral de la Jonquière during the War of the Austrian Succession. The British captured 4 ships of the line, 2 frigates and 7 merchantmen, in a five-hour...
on 14 May 1747 was a victory for a British fleet under Admiral George Anson, in the War of the Austrian Succession - The 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 during the War of the Austrian Succession...
on 25 October 1747 was a decisive victory for a British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke - The third battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)In the Battle of Cape Finisterre off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the Combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from the West Indies...
on 22 July 1805 was an inconclusive encounter between a British fleet commanded by Calder and a French fleet commanded by Silvestre de Villeneuve