Infobox Military Conflict image caption conflict Battle of CapeEcnomus partof the First Punic War date 256 BC place Offshore CapeEcnomus, in Sicily result Roman victory combatant1 Roman Republic combatant2 ... ships sunk casualties2 30 ships sunk br 65 ships captured Campaignbox First Punic War The Battle of CapeEcnomus 256 BC was a naval battle , fought off CapeEcnomus modern day Poggio di Sant Angelo, Licata ... Livius.org The battle of Ecnomus Punic Wars navbox coord missing Italy DEFAULTSORT CapeEcnomus, Battle Of Category Naval battles of the First Punic War CapeEcnomus Category History of Sicily Category 256 BC bg ca Batalla del Cap Ecnomo de Schlacht am Kap Ecnomus es Batalla del Cabo Ecnomo fr Bataille du Cap Ecnome hr Bitka kod rta Eknoma id Pertempuran Teluk Ecnomus it Battaglia di Capo Ecnomo he ms Pertempuran Teluk Ecnomus nl Slag bij Kaap Ecnomus ja ... per ship , this battle was one of the largest naval battles of the ancient Mediterranean world, and is a candidate for the largest naval battle in history . Prelude Following the battle of Agrigentum ... battles such as battle of Mylae Mylae , inspired an attempt to invade the Carthaginian lands in North ... the Romans, commanded by Hanno the Great and Hamilcar Drepanum Hamilcar the later victor of Battle of Drepana Drepanum not to be confused with Hamilcar Barca . Battle File CapeEcnomus.png right ... advanced along the Sicilian coast in battle formation, with the military ships deployed in three ... expected them and the two fleets met in the southern coast of Sicily off Mount Ecnomus ... were forced against the Sicilian coast and the reinforcements forced to enter the battle to face Hanno s attack. The Carthaginian centre was defeated after a long fight and escaped the battle ... of their fleet, the Carthaginians were heavily defeated. In consequence of this battle, about half of Carthage s fleet was captured or sunk. Aftermath Following the battle, the Romans landed ... more details
The Battle of Cape St Mary may refer to Battle of Cape St Mary 1781 between the British and Dutch Battle of Cape St Mary 1804 between the British and Spanish disambig ... more details
The Battle of Cape Bon might refer to Battle of Cape Bon 468 Vandals under Gaiseric defeats Eastern Roman Empire Eastern Roman General Basiliscus Battle of Cape Bon 1941 Battle during the Second World War , between two Kingdom of Italy 1861 1946 Italian light cruiser s and an Allied destroyer flotilla. disambig ... more details
Three naval battles fought between Britain and France near Cape Finisterre in northwest Spain are known as the battle of Cape Finisterre The first battle of Cape Finisterre 1747 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 on 25 October 1747 was a decisive victory for a British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke The Battle of Cape Finisterre 1805 third battle of Cape Finisterre 1805 on 22 July 1805 was an inconclusive encounter between a British fleet commanded by Calder and a French fleet commanded by Silvestre de Villeneuve disambig fr Bataille du cap Finisterre ko pl Bitwa morska pod Finisterre ... more details
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent refers to any of a number of naval battles that took place near Cape St. Vincent on the southern coast of Portugal , near the Strait of Gibraltar The Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1337 , a victory of a Castilian fleet over a Portuguese fleet. The Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1641 , a victory of a Spanish fleet over a Dutch Portuguese fleet. The Action of 30 September 1681 Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1681 was a victory of a Spanish fleet under Marquess of Villafiel over a Brandenburguese squadron under Thomas Alders The Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1693 took place during the Nine Years War The Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1719 December 21, 1719 was a victory of a Spanish fleet under Admiral Rodrigo de Torres over a British squadron under Commodore Philip Cavendish The Action of 28 November 1751 took place off Cape St. Vincent and was a Spanish victory over an Algerian squadron. The Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1780 January 16, 1780 was a victory of a British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a Spanish squadron under Don Juan de L ngara The Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1797 14 February 1797 was a British victory over the Spanish in the Wars of the French Revolution The Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1833 July 5, 1833 was a victory of the fleet of Maria II of Portugal over the fleet of Miguel of Portugal in the Liberal Wars disambig de Seeschlacht bei Kap St. Vincent es Batallas del Cabo de San Vicente fr Bataille du cap Saint Vincent it Battaglia di Capo San Vincenzo nl Zeeslag bij Kaap Sint Vincent ... more details
For the 1938 battle of the Spanish Civil War, see Battle of Cape Palos . Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle off Cape Palos partof Barbary Wars image caption partof Second Barbary War date June 19, 1815 place Off Cape Palos , Mediterranean sea result Decisive American victory combatant1 flagicon United States 1795 United States combatant2 File Flag of the Ottoman Empire 1453 1844 .svg 22px Regency of Algiers commander1 Stephen Decatur, Jr. commander2 unknown strength1 1 sloop br 1 brigantine br 2 schooner s strength2 1 brig casualties1 none casualties2 1 brig captured br 1 boat sunk br 23 killed br 80 captured Campaignbox Second Barbary War The Battle off Cape Palos was the last battle of the Second Barbary War . The battle began when an United States American squadron under Stephen Decatur attacked and captured an Barbary Pirates Algerian brig . Background After capturing the Algerian flagship Meshuda and sending her to Cartagena, Spain Cartagena under the escort of USS Macedonian 1810 USS Macedonian , Stephen Decatur and his squadron continued on their way towards Algiers . On June 19, 1815 the Estedio , a 22 gun Algerian brig, was sighted. Battle Decatur began pursuit of the Algerians and chased them into shoal waters near the coast of Spain off Cape Palos . Fearing that his larger vessels might get beached he sent the smaller vessels in his squadron the HMS Epervier 1812 USS Epervier , USS Spark 1813 USS Spark , USS Torch 1814 USS Torch , and USS Spitfire 1814 USS Spitfire to deal with the brig. Here the vessels fought a short engagement lasting a half an hour before the Algerians began to abandon their vessel and surrender. As the Estedio crewmembers began to flee towards the cape in the ship s open boats, the American vessels began firing upon the boats and sunk ... PPA104,M1 coord missing Spain DEFAULTSORT Battle Off Cape Palos Category History of Cartagena, Spain ... at least 23 men killed. Aftermath After the battle the Estedio was taken to Cartagena and interned ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2010 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Cape Sarych partof World War I image File Sarych cap battle 1914.png 300px caption A map of Ottoman and Russian movements. date November 18, 1914 place off Cape Sarych , Crimea , Black Sea territory result Russian victory status combatant1 flagicon Russia Russian Empire combatant2 flagicon Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire combatant3 commander1 flagicon Russia naval Andrei Eberhardt commander2 flagicon Ottoman Empire naval Wilhelm Souchon commander3 strength1 5 pre dreadnought battleship s br 3 light cruiser s br 12 destroyer s strength2 1 battlecruiser br 1 light cruiser strength3 casualties1 1 battleship damaged casualties2 12 killed or wounded br 1 battlecruiser damaged casualties3 notes campaignbox Black Sea naval campaign of World War I The Battle of Cape Sarych was a naval engagement fought off the coast of Cape Sarych during the First World War . In November 1914, two modern Ottoman Empire Ottoman warships, a light cruiser and a battlecruiser, under the German Empire German Admiral Wilhelm Souchon engaged a Russia n fleet including 5 obsolescent pre dreadnought battleship s in a short action. Battle On November 18, around 12 00 am, the Ottoman battlecruiser SMS Goeben Yavuz Sultan Selim under Souchon and the light cruiser SMS Breslau Midilli sighted the Russian fleet off Cape Sarych. Both of these vessels had a crew of Germans and Ottomans. The Russian ships were steaming in line with the Russian battleship Evstafi Evstafi as Vice Admiral Andrei Eberhardt s flagship . Russian naval forces had began ... World War I Naval warfare of World War I External links Commons category Battle of Cape Sarych DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Cape Sarych Category Naval battles of World War I involving Russia Category Naval ... of the range of Ottoman fire and did not engage in battle. When the Yavuz Sultan Selim came within ... of the battle. When the Ioann Zlatoust came into effective range she fired six shells with her bow ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Cape Gloucester partof World War II , Pacific War image ... killed br 1,083 wounded casualties2 1,000 killed Campaignbox New Britain The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a battle in the Pacific War Pacific theater of World War II , which took place between late December 1943 and April 1944, on the island of New Britain , part of the Territory of New Guinea . The battle ... water as they leave their Tank landing ship LST to take the beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain ... Cape Gloucester , New Britain , New Guinea Territory of New Guinea result Allied victory combatant1 ... War II landing of the U.S. 1st Marine Division United States 1st Marine Division , after Battle of Guadalcanal ... ref Objectives File Marines Browning M1917 Cape Gloucester.JPEG thumb 250px left United States Marines ... and expansion of the Empire of Japan Japanese military airfield at Cape Gloucester. ref ... Capture of the Cape Gloucester Airfields publisher National Park Service Marines in World War II accessdate ... separating New Britain from New Guinea . Supporting operations for the landings in Cape Gloucester ... 112th Cavalry Regiment Battle of Arawe was landed at Arawe on the south central coast to block the route ... Cape Gloucester landings. The main operation began on December 26 with a naval barrage on the Japanese positions on Cape Gloucester by United States Navy U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy RAN ... miles eight kilometres of the Cape Gloucester airfield. References reflist colwidth 30em Bibliography ... conditions during the Cape Gloucester campaign as remembered by Marine Sidney Phillips http www.nps.gov wapa indepth extcontent usmc pcn 190 003128 00 sec1.htm Bernard C. Nalty, Cape Gloucester The Green ... Pacific theatre of World War II Cape Gloucester Category Battles of World War II involving Australia Cape Gloucester Category Battles of World War II involving the United States Cape Gloucester Category Battles of World War II involving Japan Cape Gloucester Category United States Marine Corps in World ... more details
Expand Spanish Batalla del cabo Machichaco date July 2011 Campaignbox Spanish Civil War The Battle of Cape Machichaco was a naval battle which took place on 5 March, 1937 off Bermeo , during the Spanish Civil War , between the Spanish Nationalist Spain Nationalist heavy cruiser Spanish cruiser Canarias Canarias and four Second Spanish Republic Republican Basque people Basque naval trawler armed trawlers escorting a convoy. The trawler Guipuzcoa ran aground and the Nabara was sunk by the main guns of the rebel cruiser. References Reflist coord missing Spain Category Naval battles of the Spanish Civil War Category 1937 in Spain Category Conflicts in 1937 Category Maritime incidents in 1937 Spain stub es Batalla del cabo Machichaco eu Matxitxakoko itsas gudua ... more details
Refimprove date July 2011 About the events of 1791 the events of 1912 Naval Battle of Kaliakra Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cape Kaliakra partof the Russo Turkish War, 1787 1792 image caption date 11 August 1791 place Cape Kaliakra off the coast of northern Bulgaria in the Black Sea result Inconclusive, Russian Strategic Success combatant1 flag Russian Empire combatant2 flag Ottoman Empire 1453 commander1 flagicon Russian Empire Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov Fyodor Ushakov commander2 flagicon Ottoman Empire 1453 Hussein Pasha , br Said Ali Admiral Said Ali strength1 15 battleships br 2 frigates, br 19 small crafts strength2 18 battleships br 17 frigates, br 48 small crafts, br The coastal battery casualties1 17 killed and 28 wounded, and 1 ship damaged casualties2 Unknown Campaignbox Russo Turkish War, 1787 1792 Campaignbox Russo Ottoman Wars The Battle of Cape Kaliakra or Battle off Cape Kaliakra was the last naval battle of the Russo Turkish War, 1787 1792 Russo Turkish War of 1787 1792 . It took place on 11 August 1791 off the coast of northern Bulgaria in the Black Sea . Neither side lost a ship, but the Ottoman Empire Ottoman s retreated to Istanbul afterwards. The Russian fleet under Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov Fyodor Ushakov of 15 battleships and 2 frigates should be 18 total 990 guns and some small craft sailed from Sevastopol on 8 August, and at midday on 11 August encountered the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Algerian fleet under Hussein Pasha ... at anchor just south of Cape Kaliakra. Ushakov sailed, in 3 columns, from the north east, between the Ottoman Empire Ottoman s and the cape, despite the presence on the cape of several guns. Said Ali ... on the off battle side. Said Ali, leading the line, turned north to try to double the Russian van ... Consequence Battle has approached the end of Russian Turkish war which has ended with signing of the Jassky .... After that similar maneuver used admiral Nelson in Battle at Aboukir in 1798 and Trafalgar battle ... more details
E type event display title DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Chuvash Cape Category Khanate of Sibir Category 16th ... during the battle, and narrowly escaped capture the Tatars evacuated him by boat. After Mametqul was injured ... after the battle, although it was briefly repopulated from 1584 to 1586. After the battle, Siberia ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cape Bon image Image Da Barbiano at Venice.jpg 300px caption Cruiser Da Barbiano , sunk by Allied destroyers near Cape Bon partof the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II date 13 December 1941 place Mediterranean Sea , Cape Bon , Tunisia result Allied victory combatant1 flag United Kingdom br flag Netherlands combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of Italy commander1 flagicon United Kingdom naval G.H. Stokes commander2 flagicon Kingdom of Italy Antonino Toscano strength1 4 destroyers strength2 2 light cruisers br 1 torpedo boat casualties1 None casualties2 2 light cruisers sunk br 900 dead Campaignbox Mediterranean Campaign Campaignbox North Africa The naval Battle of Cape Bon took place on December 13, 1941 during the Second World War , between two Kingdom of Italy 1861 1946 Italian light cruiser s and an Allied destroyer flotilla off Cape Bon , Tunisia . The loss of the two cruisers was a serious setback for the Regia Marina . Background The control ... needed by fighters based in Libya ref cite news title Battle of cape Bon author work Lemairesoft Encyclopedia ... to intercept the Axis cruisers. On December 13 at 3 25 AM the forces met near Cape Bon. ref cite news title author work Surface Action Battle of Cape Bon date url http navalhistory.flixco.info ... during the battle. ref cite news title Battle of cape Bon author work Lemairesoft Encyclopedia date ... engagements capebon capebon us.htm Italian description coord missing Tunisia DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Cape Bon Category Conflicts in 1941 Category Battle of the Mediterranean Cape Bon 1941 Category 1941 in Italy Category Military history of Tunisia Cape Bon 1941 ca Batalla del Cap Bon cs Bitva u mysu ... of warships as transports by both the Axis and the Allies. ref cite news title The Battle for the Mediterranean ... Marina headquarters concluded that the British would not be able to reach Cape Bon before the 4th Cruiser ... Admiral Toscano. The entire battle lasted a mere five minutes. References Reflist External links ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Cape Orlando partof War of the Sicilian Vespers image caption date July 4, 1299 place Mediterranean Sea , near Sicily result Aragonese&ndash Angevin victory combatant1 Crown of Aragon br Angevin Empire combatant2 Sicily commander1 Roger of Lauria commander2 Conrad d Oria strength1 58 galleys strength2 48 galleys casualties1 Unknown casualties2 14&ndash 16 galleys captured The naval Battle of Cape Orlando took place on 4 July 1299 at St Marco di Val Demone, north western Sicily , when an Aragonese and Angevin galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Conrad d Oria . Both leaders, James II of Aragon James II and Frederick III of Sicily Frederick III , were present. There was a small attack on 3 July also. After Aragon had come to an agreement with the Angevins, the Sicilians gradually became their enemies. Lauria s loyalty lay much more with Aragon, and he and James landed an invasion fleet at St Marco di Val Demone in probably late June 1299, and the Sicilian fleet arrived on 3 July to find Lauria s galleys beached stern first in a crescent formation. A small disorganized assault was repulsed. Not wanting to allow the invasion troops to consolidate their beachhead while he returned to Messina and landed his troops, d Oria waited for 8 additional galleys approaching from the west and weathered a stormy night at sea and then attacked Lauria s fleet, which had been reinforced with men from the castle of Val Demone and connected together during the night, all the injured being removed. It seems that d Oria s leader Frederick James brother took over command ... also Sicilian?? 14 16 captured Coord missing Italy DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Cape Orlando Category Naval battles involving Aragon Cape Orlando Category History of Sicily Cape Orlando Category Naval battles of the War of the Sicilian Vespers Cape Orlando Category 1299 in Italy Category Conflicts in 1299 ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Cape St. George image File USS Charles Ausburne DD 570 .jpg 300px caption U.S. destroyer USS Charles Ausburne DD 570 2 operating in the Solomon Islands around 1943. partof the Pacific War Pacific Theater of World War II date 25 November 1943 place Near Buka Island , north of Bougainville Island Bougainville result U.S. victory combatant1 flag United States 1912 combatant2 flag Empire of Japan commander1 Arleigh Burke commander2 Kiyoto Kagawa strength1 5 destroyers strength2 5 destroyers casualties1 None casualties2 3 destroyers sunk, br 647 killed ref ... . ref Campaignbox Solomons The Battle of Cape St. George was a naval battle of the Pacific War Pacific campaign of World War II fought on 25 November 1943, between Cape St. George , New Ireland island ... location isbn 0 87021 726 7 External links Commons Battle of Cape St. George cite web last McComb ... capestgeorge.html title Battle of Cape St. George format work Destroyer History Foundation pages publisher ... of Captain Arleigh Burke to intercept it. Battle The Japanese destroyers landed the 900 troops and supplies ... Press St. Paul, MN. ref Aftermath The battle marked the end of the Tokyo Express and the end of Japanese ... and Palau Islands campaign began with the Battle of Saipan invasion of Saipan in June 1944. Namesake The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George CG 71 , in Ship commissioning commission since 1993, was named for this battle. See also Destroyer ... S. authorlink year 1978 chapter title A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941 1945 publisher ... Page Combinedfleet.com work accessdate 2006 06 14 http www.microworks.net pacific battles cape stgeorge.htm Description by Vincent O Hara http www.navweaps.com index oob OOB WWII Pacific OOB WWII Cape St George.htm Order of battle http www.ww2db.com battle spec.php?battle id 8 WW2DB Solomons Campaign ... War II Cape St. George Category Autonomous Region of Bougainville Category 1943 in Papua New Guinea ... more details
for the 1782 American Revolutionary War naval battleBattle of Cape Spartel Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cape Espartel image image AltFerrandiz.jpg 300px caption Republican destroyer Almirante Ferrandiz , sunk during the battle partof the Spanish Civil War date September 29, 1936 place Strait of Gibraltar , near Tangier , present day Morocco result Decisive Nationalist victory combatant1 flag Spanish Republic combatant2 flag Nationalist Spain 1936 commander1 commander2 Francisco Moreno strength1 2 destroyers strength2 1 heavy cruiser br 1 light cruiser casualties1 1 destroyer sunk br 1 destroyer damaged casualties2 None Campaignbox Spanish Civil War The Battle of Cape Espartel was a naval battle of the Spanish Civil War that broke the Second Spanish Republic Republican blockade of the Strait of Gibraltar , securing the naval supply route to Spanish Morocco for the Nationalist Spain Nationalists early in the war. The action occurred on September 29, 1936 between two Nationalist cruiser s and a squadron of Republican destroyer s. Background The Nationalist conspirators at Ferrol, Spain Ferrol had been able to seize the city s naval base in July, but at a large cost to the Spanish Navy Over 30 officer military officers had been shot by hundreds of mutinous sailors, loyal to the Revolution, that were imprisoned afterwards or killed in the fighting. Their prize included the old battleship Espa a formerly the Spanish battleship Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII , the cruisers Spanish cruiser Almirante Cervera Almirante Cervera and the unfinished Canarias class cruiser Canarias , two light cruisers, one destroyer, and a number of torpedo boat s and sloop s. In September, a small ... s effectiveness. The battle The Nationalists engaged a squadron of Republican destroyers stationed on the western end of the Straits. The destroyer Gravina was deployed near Cape Spartel Cape ... Civil War Cape Espartel es Batalla del Cabo Espartel 1936 fr Bataille du cap Spartel 1936 ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cape Girardeau partof the American Civil War image caption date Start date 1863 4 26 place Cape Girardeau County, Missouri casus territory result Union American ... s Second Expedition into Missouri The Battle of Cape Girardeau was a Demonstration military military demonstration of the American Civil War , occurring on April 26, 1863 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri ... garrison in the region and is the only fort remaining in Cape Girardeau today. ref Hill 1975 Phillips 1956. ref However, Fort D did not play an important role in the Battle of Cape Girardeau. ref name ... name Phillips 1956 Notes Reflist 2 References refbegin Anniversary Observed of Battle of Cape Girardeau ..., Kent Library, Southeast Missouri State University. April 26th was Anniversary of Cape Girardeau Battle ... 1865. Shawnee Mission, KS Two Trails Publishing. 1992. Civil War Battle at Cape Occurred 89 Years .... Battle of Cape Girardeau A Missourian Bicentennial Feature . Southeast Missourian. April 18 and April .... Battle of Cape Girardeau in Civil War was Fought 69 Years Ago Today. Source unknown. April 26, 1932 ..., Kent Library, Southeast Missouri State University. Phillips, Henry M. The Battle of Cape ... Girardeau, Missouri Battle of Cape Girardeau Category Conflicts in 1863 Category 1863 in Missouri nl ... to this day is known as a battle, it was a relatively small engagement whose primary importance ... to heavily fortified Cape Girardeau, arriving on the evening of April 24. ref Phillips 1956 ..., Carter also disobeyed orders and indeed pursued McNeil to within four miles of Cape Girardeau, arriving ... actions at Cape Girardeau. ref Phillips 1956 Ponder 1994, p.56. ref Fortifications In 1861 General Ulysses S. Grant approved the construction of four forts at strategic locations around the city of Cape ... arrived at Cape Girardeau early on April 26. ref Guilbert 1863 Phillips 1956 Ponder 1994, p.56 Snider ... and instigating the needless conflict at Cape Girardeau, Colonel Carter was demoted to commanding ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cape Passaro partof the War of the Quadruple Alliance image Image The Battle of Cape Passaro.jpg 300px caption The Battle of Cape Passaro, 11 August 1718 by Richard Paton oil on canvas, 1767 date 11 August 1718 place Cape Passaro , Sicily result Decisive British victory combatant1 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain combatant2 flagicon Spain 1701 Kingdom of Spain commander1 flagicon Kingdom of Great Britain George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington Sir George Byng commander2 flagicon Spain 1701 Antonio de Gaztaneta Antonio de Gazta eta br flagicon Spain 1701 Fernando Chac n strength1 22 ships of the line and 6 others strength2 18 frigates, merchants and ships of the line and 27 others casualties1 minor casualties2 13 ships taken and 3 burnt Campaignbox War of the Quadruple Alliance The Battle of Cape Passaro or Passero was the defeat of a Spanish fleet under Admirals Antonio de Gazta eta and Fernando Chac n by a British fleet under Admiral George George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington Byng , near Cape Passero , Sicily , on 11 August 1718, four months before the War of the Quadruple Alliance was formally declared. Background Tensions between Spain and Britain were high. On 2 August 1718 the Quadruple Alliance by the Holy Roman Empire , Kingdom ... in this battle, the Principe de Asturias had formerly been the British 80 gun ship HMS Cumberland 1695 2 , captured by the French in 1707 and later sold to Spain after the Battle of Cape Passaro, she ... Navy 1988 Pattee Byng s Journal 1718 1720 1950 coord missing Italy DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Cape Passaro Category Conflicts in 1718 Category Naval battles involving Spain Cape Passaro 1718 Category Naval battles involving Great Britain Cape Passaro 1718 Category Naval battles of the War of the Quadruple Alliance Cape Passaro ca Batalla del cap Passaro de Seeschlacht vor Kap Passero es Batalla del cabo ... by the Spanish. Battle The Spanish fleet consisted of twenty six men of war, two fireships, four bomb ... more details
No footnotes date July 2011 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle off Cape Gata partof Barbary Wars image caption partof Second Barbary War date June 17, 1815 place off Cabo de Gata Cape Gata , Mediterranean sea result Decisive United States American victory combatant1 flagicon United States 1795 United States combatant2 File Flag of the Ottoman Empire 1453 1844 .svg 22px Regency of Algiers commander1 Stephen Decatur, Jr. commander2 Rais Hamidu strength1 3 frigate s br 2 sloop s br 2 brigantine s br 2 schooner s strength2 1 frigate casualties1 4 Killed in action br 10 Wounded in action casualties2 1 frigate captured br 406 POW br 30 KIA br many wounded Campaignbox Second Barbary War The Battle off Cape Gata , which took place June 17, 1815, was the first battle of the Second Barbary War . A squadron of vessels under the command of Stephen Decatur met and engaged the flagship of the Algerian Navy , the frigate Meshuda under Admiral Hamidou. After a sharp action, Decatur s squadron was able to capture the Algerian frigate and win a decisive victory over the Algerians. Background Stephen Decatur, Jr. Stephen Decatur s squadron left New York on May 20th with orders to destroy Algeria n vessels and bring the Dey of Algiers to terms for attacking American shipping. He reached the Strait of Gibraltar on the 15th of June and began his mission. After learning that several Algerian cruisers had crossed the Strait of Gibraltar shortly before he did, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. decided to give them chase and cut them off before they could reach Algiers. Battle Commanding a fleet of nine vessels, he encountered the Algerian flagship Mashouda span style font size 9pt also spelled Mashuda or Meshuda font of forty six guns off Cape Gata, Spain. Being heavily outnumbered the admiral ..., but his squadron encountered another Algerian cruiser off Cape Palos. After Battle off Cape Palos ... Algerians then Striking the colors struck their colors and ended the battle. Aftermath Four hundred ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cape Lopez image File BartRobCrew.jpg 300px caption Black Bart and his crew were drinking when the Swallow reappeared. Illustration from The Pirates Own Book , first published in 1837. partof the Golden Age of Piracy date February 10, 1722 place Cape Lopez , Gabon , Africa result British victory combatant1 flagicon Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain combatant2 File Bartholomew Roberts Flag1.svg 23px Black Bart s Pirate s commander1 flagicon Kingdom of Great Britain naval Chaloner Ogle commander2 File Bartholomew Roberts Flag1.svg 23px Bartholomew Roberts strength1 1 ship of the line strength2 1 frigate br 1 brig casualties1 1 ship of the line damaged casualties2 272 captured br 1 frigate captured Campaignbox Golden Age of Piracy The Battle of Cape Lopez was fought in early 1722 during the Golden Age of Piracy . A U.K. British man ... sailed back to Cape Lopez where he arrived five days later on February 10, 1722. Battle File Bartholomew ... Africa, at about the same time, Roberts anchored in Cape Lopez for careen ing. The British vessels ... Black Bart. When Captain Ogle sailed around the cape he sighted four vessels, three of them ... chase him for several hours until they were far away from the cape and land was no longer in sight ... beginning of the battle during the second British broadside attack. Several men were killed or wounded ... on their way to the prison of Cape Coast Castle . Fifty four pirates were hanged for their deeds ... forced into a life with Roberts pirates to begin with. Captain Chaloner Ogle benefitted from the battle ... at the major Battle of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia during the War of Jenkins Ear where he led a failed assault on three Spain Spanish fort s, an action which helped lose the battle for the British. See also Battle of Kuhlan References no footnotes date August 2010 Roberts, V leOnica, The True ... Cape Lopez Category Naval battles involving pirates Cape Lopez ... more details
For the 18th century battleBattle of Matapan Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cape Matapan ... 300px caption Map of the battle date 27 29 March 1941 place Mediterranean Sea off Cape Matapan ... Campaign The Battle of Cape Matapan lang el was a World War II Second World War naval battle fought from 27 29 March 1941. The Cape Matapan cape is on the southwest coast of Greece ... namely Emanuele Pessagno and Nicoloso de Recco from Brindisi . ref http www.historynet.com battle of cape matapan world war ii italian naval massacre.htm 2 history.net Battle of cape Matapan 2 ref ..., 2009 p. 98 ref After the defeat at Cape Matapan, the Italian Admiral Iachino wrote that the battle ..., Battle of Cape Matapan http www.regiamarina.net battles matapan matapan us.htm Regiamarina.net Operation Gaudo & Battle of Cape Matapan http www.historynet.com air sea naval battles 3029406.html Historynet.com Battle of Cape Matapan External links Commons category Battle of Cape Matapan http www.thehistorynet.com wwii blitaliannavalmassacre Battle of Cape Matapan World War II Italian Naval Massacre ... 52.82 N 20 57 40.43 E display title region GR type waterbody DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Cape Matapan Category Conflicts in 1941 Category 1941 in Italy Category Battle of the Mediterranean Cape Matapan Category ... Regia Marina under Admiral Angelo Iachino . The opening actions of the battle are also known in Italy as the Battle of Gaudo . Background As ships of the Mediterranean Fleet covered troop movements to Greece, intelligence was received reporting the sailing of an Italian battle fleet with one ... the flagship. Battle On 27 March, Vice Admiral Pridham Wippell with the cruisers Ajax , Gloucester ... Vittorio Veneto firing upon the Allied cruisers during the battle On 28 March, an IMAM Ro.43 ... Italians ref Air attacks Image Veneto sailing out of the battle area.jpg thumb left Vittorio Veneto withdraws from the battle area after being torpedoed by RN aircraft. By this point, Cunningham s forces ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cape Spada image File Bartolomeo Colleoni under attack.JPG 300px caption Bartolomeo Colleoni sinking partof the Mediterranean Theater of the World War II Second World War date 19 July 1940 place Mediterranean Sea , near Crete result Allied victory combatant1 flag Australia br flag United Kingdom combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of Italy commander1 flagicon United Kingdom naval John Augustine Collins John Collins commander2 flagicon Kingdom of Italy Ferdinando Casardi strength1 1 light cruiser br 5 destroyer s strength2 2 light cruisers casualties1 none br 1 light cruiser damaged casualties2 121 killed br 555 captured br 1 light cruiser sunk campaignbox Campaignbox Mediterranean Campaign The Battle of Cape Spada was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in World War II Second World War . It took place on 19 July 1940 in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Spada , the north western extremity of Crete . Prelude The battle occurred when an Allied squadron patrolling the Aegean encountered two Italian cruisers transferring from Tripoli to Leros , at that time an Italian colony in the Dodecanese Islands. The Allied squadron was commanded .... ref Battle When the Italians encountered the Allied destroyers at about 07 30, Sydney and Havock were .... In the running battle which followed, Bartolomeo Colleoni was hard hit by Sydney and after a shell ..., pp. 84 85 ref Order of battle Italy Rear Admiral Ferdinando Casardi Regia Marina 2 light cruiser ... battles capespada capespada us.htm Action off Cape Spada http digilander.libero.it planciacomando ... type event display title Category Conflicts in 1940 Category 1940 in Italy Category Battle of the Mediterranean Cape Spada Category Naval battles of World War II involving Australia Cape Spada Category Naval battles of World War II involving Italy Cape Spada Category Naval battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom Cape Spada ca Batalla del Cap Spada cs Bitva u mysu Spatha de Seeschlacht ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Cape Corvo image File Battle Spanish Ottomans.jpg 300px caption Battle between Spanish and Ottoman galleys . Oil on canvas attributed to Cornelis de Wael . partof Ottoman Habsburg wars date August 1613 place Off Cape Corvo , south of Karaburun Peninsula, Turkey result Spanish victory combatant1 flag Spain 1506 combatant2 File Ottoman Navy1453 1789.svg 22px Ottoman Empire commander1 Ottavio d Aragona commander2 Sinari Pasha POW strength1 8 galley s ref name Duro78 Fern ndez Duro, p. 78 ref strength2 10 galley s ref name Duro79 Fern ndez Duro, p. 79 ref casualties1 6 killed, br 30 wounded ref name Duro81 Fern ndez Duro, p. 81 ref casualties2 7 galleys captured, br 400 killed, br 600 prisoners, br 1,200 slaves freed ref name Duro81 campaignbox Campaignbox Ottoman Habsburg Wars The Battle of Cape Corvo was a naval engagement of the Ottoman Habsburg wars War in the Mediterranean Ottoman Habsburg struggle for the control of the Mediterranean . It was fought on August 1613 near the island of Samos between the Spanish squadron of Sicily under Admiral ... continued the following years, achieving its most important victories at the battles of Battle of Cape Celidonia Cape Celidonia and Ragusa under Francisco de Rivera y Medina, one of Spain s most able ... nobles. Cape Corvo was the first major victory of the Spanish fleets under Pedro T llez Gir n ... 1603 1618 war with Persia . ref name Duro78 Battle File Cornelis Vroom Spanish Men of War Engaging Barbary ... to the help of an able Greek and made appearance off Cape Corvo, where the Ottoman fleet was anchored 5 galleys in vanguard, 2 disposed to the battle, and 3 in rear guard. ref name Duro79 D Aragona ... and son of M ezzinzade Ali Pasha , who had commanded the Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Lepanto .... ref name Duro80 The whole fleet was, however, about to be lost in a storm off Cape Solanto, 10 leagues ... soldiers which had participated in the battle, marched through the streets of the city Osuna s pennant ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cape Cherchell partof the Spanish Civil War image caption date September 7, 1937 place Mediterranean Sea , off Cherchell , present day Algeria result Republican tactical victory br Republican convoy lost combatant1 flag Spanish Republic combatant2 flag Nationalist Spain 1936 commander1 Miguel Buiza Fern ndez Palacios commander2 Manuel Vierna Belando strength1 2 light cruisers br 7 destroyers strength2 1 heavy cruiser casualties1 1 cargo ship grounded br 1 cargo ship interned casualties2 1 heavy cruiser seriously damaged Campaignbox Spanish Civil War The Battle of Cape Cherchell was a naval battle between the Nationalist Spain Nationalist heavy cruiser Spanish cruiser Baleares Baleares and the Second Spanish Republic Republican light cruisers Almirante Cervera class cruiser Libertad and Blas de Lezo class cruiser M ndez N ez in the Spanish Civil War , several miles north of the French Algeria Algerian city of Cherchell . In the early morning hours of September 7, 1937, Baleares unexpectedly met a Republican convoy consisting of two merchant ships escorted by Republican cruisers and destroyer s. Baleares was beaten off and badly damaged in the engagement, but the merchantmen were lost when they tried to slip away along the Algerine shoreline. The biggest danger for the convoy was not the Baleares itself, but Nationalist shore based aircraft that might have appeared once the Nationalists had radioed the convoy s location. Because of this, the four destroyers quickly broke off the engagement and continued to escort the merchant convoy. While these ships steamed ahead, Republican cruisers Libertad and M ndez N ez engaged Baleares . A crashing volley from the Libertad smashed Baleares electronics, temporarily disabling the cruiser ... of the Spanish Civil War Cape Cherchell Category Maritime incidents in 1937 Spain battle stub es Batalla ... s commander Miguel Buiza was dissmised after the battle. ref Thomas, p. 758 ref Notes reflist References ... more details
for the 1815 battleBattle off Cape Palos Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Cape Palos image File BattleKapPalosMapGer.png 300px caption partof the Spanish Civil War date March 5 6, 1938 place Near Cartagena, Spain Cartagena , Spain , Mediterranean Sea result Republican victory combatant1 flag Spanish Republic combatant2 flag Nationalist Spain 1938 commander1 Luis Gonz lez Ubieta commander2 Manuel de Vierna y Belando strength1 2 light cruisers br 5 destroyers strength2 2 heavy cruisers br 1 light cruiser casualties1 None casualties2 1 heavy cruiser sunk br 765 dead ref name toll campaignbox Campaignbox Spanish Civil War The Battle of Cape Palos , also known as the Second Battle of Cape Palos , was the biggest naval battle of the Spanish Civil War , fought on the night of March 5 6, 1938, east of Cape Palos near Cartagena, Spain . Leadup to the battle File Canarias C21.jpg thumb left 200px Spanish cruiser Canarias Canarias On March 5, 1938 the Nationalists two heavy cruiser s, Spanish cruiser Canarias Canarias and Spanish cruiser Baleares Baleares , sortied from the naval base at Palma de Mallorca , in company with the light cruiser Spanish cruiser Almirante Cervera Almirante Cervera , and three destroyers. The squadron naval squadron acted as a distant escort of a convoy bearing war equipment from Italy. On the same day, Second Spanish Republic Republican forces, consisting of two light cruisers the new Almirante Cervera class cruiser Libertad and the older Blas de Lezo class cruiser M ndez N ez and five destroyers, sailed from Cartagena, Spain Cartagena . At night, Nationalist destroyers returned to base, while the cruisers remained on course. The battle The squadrons, going in opposite directions, met by chance in the dead of night of 5 6 March 1938. A Republican ... history.net xDKCas1938.htm Naval History.net ref The Battle of Cape Palos was the last Republican victory of the war. Although the action was the largest naval battle of the Spanish Civil War and an important ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Cape Celidonia image File Navios 14 an600 al361.jpg 300px caption Spanish galleons fighting off Ottoman galleys . Oil on canvas by Juan de la Corte 1597 1660 , Naval Museum of Madrid. partof Ottoman Habsburg wars date 14 July 16 July 1616 place off Cape Gelidonya Cape Celidonia , Anatolia n south coast result Spanish victory combatant1 File Flag of New Spain.svg border 25px Habsburg Spain Spain combatant2 File Ottoman Navy1453 1789.svg 25px Ottoman Empire commander1 Francisco de Rivera y Medina Francisco de Rivera commander2 Bey of Rhodes strength1 5 galleons, br 1 patache, br 1,600 soldiers ref name Rodr guez312 Rodr guez Gonz lez, p. 312 ref strength2 55 galleys, br 12,000 soldiers, ref name Rodr guez312 casualties1 34 killed, br 93 wounded ref Linde, p. 123 ref casualties2 10 galleys sunk, ref name Duro108 Fern ndez Duro, p. 108 ref br 23 galleys damaged, br 3,200 killed ref name Duro110 Fern ndez Duro, p. 110 ref campaignbox Campaignbox Ottoman Habsburg Wars The battle of Cape Celidonia took place on 14 July 1616 during the Ottoman Habsburg Ottoman Habsburg wars War in the Mediterranean struggle for the control of the Mediterranean when a small Spanish fleet under the command of Francisco de Rivera y Medina cruising off Cyprus was attacked ... off the cape few days later, on 14 July. ref name Rodr guez312 Battle File Spanish Galleon Firing ... s were captured by Rivera s fleet off Cape Celidonia, as well as an Kingdom of England English ... to wait for his pursuers off Cape Celidonia to return to Sicily having won a great victory. ref name ... . The battle began at 9 am when the Ottoman galleys moved toward the Spanish ships and opened fire ... and 2,000 sailors and rowers were killed. ref name Duro110 This supposed that Cape Celidonia was the worst defeat of the Ottoman Navy since Battle of Lepanto Lepanto . The Spanish, meanwhile ... toledan to commemorate the battle. ref name Rodriguez314 Notes Reflist References sp icon cite book ... more details
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