Battle of Lagos (1693)

Battle Of Lagos (1693)

Nine Years' War:
Mainland Europe
  • Philippsburg
  • Bantry Bay
  • Walcourt
  • Fleurus
  • Beachy Head
  • Staffarda
  • Mons
  • Cuneo
  • Leuze
  • 1st Namur
  • Barfleur
  • Cherbourg
  • La Hogue
  • Steenkirk
  • Lagos
  • Landen
  • Marsaglia
  • Charleroi
  • Camaret
  • Torroella
  • 2nd Namur
  • Brussels
  • Barcelona

The Battle of Lagos was a sea battle during the Nine Years' War on 1693-06-27 (1693-06-17 Old Style (O.S)), when a French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke. Rooke's squadron was protecting the 'Smyrna convoy', and it is by this name that the action is sometimes known.

Read more about Battle Of Lagos (1693):  Prelude, The Battle, Aftermath

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