Events tagged with "french fleet"

Historical Events tagged with "french fleet"

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Military & Warfare

Naval Clash at Cape Finisterre, 1805

July 22nd, 1805 219 years ago

An inconclusive naval engagement occurred between a combined French and Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve and a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder. The battle took place in the Atlantic, near Cape Finisterre, as part of the broader military conflict during the War of the Third Coalition. Despite the challenging conditions at sea, both fleets engaged, but no definitive victory was achieved, and the British fleet withdrew after the encounter.