Battle of Vélez-Málaga

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The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.

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instanceOf battle of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Málaga ⓘ
belligerent Anglo-Dutch fleet ⓘ
French fleet ⓘ
campaign 1704 naval campaign in the Mediterranean ⓘ
casualties heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
higher casualties for the Anglo-Dutch fleet ⓘ
combatantSide Bourbon France ⓘ
Grand Alliance ⓘ
commander George Rooke ⓘ
Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse ⓘ
conflict War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
countryInvolved Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 1704-08-24 ⓘ
era War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ
fleetSize approximately 50 French ships of the line ⓘ
approximately 53 Anglo-Dutch ships of the line ⓘ
location Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
off Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
off the southern coast of Spain ⓘ
navalPowerInvolved Dutch navy ⓘ
French Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: French Navy

Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
navalTactics limited use of fireships ⓘ
use of formal line-ahead formations ⓘ
near city of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
notableFor absence of captured or sunk ships of the line despite heavy fighting ⓘ
demonstrating French fleet’s ability to challenge the Anglo-Dutch at sea ⓘ
outcome strategic advantage for the Grand Alliance ⓘ
partOf War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
precededBy capture of Gibraltar (1704) ⓘ
region Andalusia ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-Dutch operations in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
result tactically indecisive ⓘ
significance largest naval battle of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
one of the largest fleet actions of the Age of Sail ⓘ
strategicObjective to challenge Allied control after the capture of Gibraltar ⓘ
tacticalFeature intense artillery duel between opposing lines ⓘ
line-of-battle engagement ⓘ
theatre Mediterranean theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
year 1704 ⓘ

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Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse → notableBattle → Battle of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
HMS Namur → battle → Battle of Malaga ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vélez-Málaga
Blas de Lezo → significantBattle → Battle of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
Battle of Vélez-Málaga → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Málaga ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vélez-Málaga
Philips van Almonde → participatedIn → Battle of Malaga (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vélez-Málaga
Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse → notableBattle → Battle of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
subject linked to: Louis Alexandre
Italian expeditionary force in Spain → notableEngagement → Battle of Malaga ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vélez-Málaga
Blas de Lezo → militaryConflict → Battle of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
subject linked to: de Lezo
Iberian campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession → hasPart → Battle of Málaga (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vélez-Málaga
Mediterranean theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession → hasPart → Battle of Málaga (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vélez-Málaga
Louis Alexandre de Bourbon → notableBattle → Battle of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
capture of Gibraltar (1704) → followedBy → Battle of Málaga (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vélez-Málaga
Admiral Sir John Leake → notableBattle → Battle of Malaga (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vélez-Málaga
HMS Torbay → tookPartIn → Battle of Málaga ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vélez-Málaga