Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)

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The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) was a major naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which the British fleet decisively defeated a French convoy off the coast of Spain, securing control of Atlantic trade routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
belligerentAlliance France (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) ⓘ
linked to: France and allies

Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) ⓘ
campaign British naval campaign against French commerce (1747) ⓘ
combatant French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
commander Edward Hawke ⓘ
Henri-François des Herbiers, Marquis de l’Etenduère ⓘ
conflict War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
consequence British dominance of Atlantic trade during the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
capture of much of the French convoy ⓘ
weakening of French maritime commerce ⓘ
country France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
date 25 October 1747 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
fleetStrength French escort squadron protecting a large convoy ⓘ
Royal Navy squadron under Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
historicalPeriod Age of Sail ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
off Cape Finisterre ⓘ
off the coast of Spain ⓘ
navalCommander Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
linked to: Sir Edward Hawke
navalTactics line of battle ⓘ
notableCommanderFor French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
precededBy First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
relatedEvent War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ
linked to: War of Jenkins' Ear
relatedPlace Cape Finisterre ⓘ
relatedTo British trade with the West Indies ⓘ
French colonial trade ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance disrupted French colonial and commercial communications ⓘ
helped ensure British naval supremacy in the mid-18th century ⓘ
strategicObjective intercept French convoy to the West Indies ⓘ
secure British control of Atlantic trade routes ⓘ
theatre Atlantic theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
typeOfEngagement fleet action ⓘ
year 1747 ⓘ

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Edward Boscawen → notableWork → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
Edward Hawke → battle → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
Edward Hawke → battle → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) → precededBy → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) → precededBy → First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
Edward Boscawen → notableFor → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
subject linked to: Old Dreadnought
1st Baron Hawke → victory → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
Sir Edward Hawke → engagement → Second Battle of Cape Finisterre ⓘ
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Sir Edward Hawke → victory → Second Battle of Cape Finisterre ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
HMS Torbay → tookPartIn → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
HMS Lion → participatedIn → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
Royal Navy operations in the War of the Austrian Succession → includesEvent → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747, first) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
Royal Navy operations in the War of the Austrian Succession → includesEvent → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747, second) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)