Battle of Toulon (1744)

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The Battle of Toulon (1744) was a major but indecisive naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which a combined French and Spanish fleet clashed with the British Mediterranean fleet off the coast of Toulon.

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Battle of Toulon (1744) canonical 7
Battle of Toulon 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cape Sicié ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
campaign Mediterranean campaign of 1744 ⓘ
causeOfControversy dispute between Thomas Mathews and Richard Lestock ⓘ
poor coordination in the British fleet ⓘ
century 18th century ⓘ
combatantCommander Claude-Élisée de Court de La Bruyère ⓘ
Don Juan José Navarro ⓘ
Richard Lestock ⓘ
Thomas Mathews ⓘ
conflict War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
date 1744-02-22 ⓘ
endDate 1744-02-22 ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
geographicalContext near the French naval base of Toulon ⓘ
hasPart fleet engagement off Cape Sicié ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
involvedForceType sailing warships ⓘ
ships of the line ⓘ
location Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
off Toulon ⓘ
navalPower French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
navalTheatre Mediterranean theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
notableAspect example of command and control failures in line-of-battle tactics ⓘ
one of the few major fleet actions of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
outcomeForBritishCommander court-martial of Thomas Mathews ⓘ
dismissal of Thomas Mathews from the Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Cape Sicié ⓘ
primaryOpposingFleet British Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Fleet

combined Franco-Spanish fleet ⓘ
relatedEvent court-martial of Admiral Thomas Mathews (1746) ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
strategic Franco-Spanish success ⓘ
startDate 1744-02-22 ⓘ
strategicConsequence Franco-Spanish fleet broke British blockade of Toulon ⓘ
Franco-Spanish fleet was able to support operations in Italy ⓘ
theatre European theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
year 1744 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HMS Namur → battle → Battle of Toulon (1744) ⓘ
Thomas Mathews → battle → Battle of Toulon ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Toulon (1744)
Thomas Mathews → notableEvent → Battle of Toulon ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Toulon (1744)
HMS Torbay → tookPartIn → Battle of Toulon (1744) ⓘ
HMS Lion → participatedIn → Battle of Toulon (1744) ⓘ
Battle of Cape Sicié → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Toulon (1744) ⓘ
Mediterranean campaign of 1744 → hasPart → Battle of Toulon (1744) ⓘ