Battle of Vigo Bay

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The Battle of Vigo Bay was a 1702 naval engagement during the War of the Spanish Succession in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet attacked and destroyed a Spanish-French treasure convoy in the harbor of Vigo, Spain.

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Battle of Vigo Bay canonical 7
Battle of Vigo Bay (1702) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Rande
belligerent Dutch Republic
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
Spanish Empire
cause Anglo-Dutch attempt to intercept Spanish treasure fleet from the Americas
combatant Anglo-Dutch fleet
Franco-Spanish fleet
conflict War of the Spanish Succession
conflictType naval engagement
country Spain
date 1702-10-23
description naval engagement in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet attacked a Spanish-French treasure convoy in Vigo Bay
endDate 1702-10-23
followedBy Battle of Cádiz (1702)
hasCasualties Anglo-Dutch fleet suffered relatively light losses
Franco-Spanish fleet heavily damaged and many ships lost
hasCommander François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault
George Rooke
Manuel de Velasco y Tejada
Philips van Almonde
hasPart attack on harbor defenses at Vigo
capture of treasure galleons
historicalPeriod Age of Sail
early 18th century
involves harbor defenses including a boom across Vigo Bay
treasure convoy from Spanish America
location Galicia
Spain
Vigo
Vigo Bay
linked to: Ría de Vigo
notableFor capture and destruction of Spanish treasure fleet
use of fireships and cutting through harbor boom defenses
objective capture Spanish treasure fleet
destroy Franco-Spanish naval forces in Vigo Bay
opponent Anglo-Dutch fleet
Franco-Spanish convoy
outcome destruction or capture of most Franco-Spanish ships in the convoy
seizure of significant quantities of silver and goods by the Anglo-Dutch
partOf Atlantic theater of the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
result Anglo-Dutch victory
startDate 1702-10-23
theater Atlantic Ocean
northwest coast of Spain
year 1702

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Philips van Almonde participatedIn Battle of Vigo Bay
Sir George Rooke notableWork Battle of Vigo Bay
Sir George Rooke participatedIn Battle of Vigo Bay
George Rooke notableWork Battle of Vigo Bay
George Rooke participatedIn Battle of Vigo Bay
Ría de Vigo hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Vigo Bay (1702)
linked to: Battle of Vigo Bay
Admiral Sir John Leake notableBattle Battle of Vigo Bay (1702)
linked to: Battle of Vigo Bay
George Rooke notableWork Battle of Vigo Bay
subject linked to: Rooke