Battle of Cape Passaro

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The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
aftermath capture or destruction of many Spanish ships ⓘ
significant Spanish naval losses in ships and men ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
cause Spanish attempt to assert claims in Italy ⓘ
Spanish expedition to Sicily ⓘ
combatantFleet British Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Fleet

Spanish fleet ⓘ
commander Antonio de Gaztañeta ⓘ
Fernando Chacón ⓘ
George Byng ⓘ
linked to: John Byng
conflict War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
date 11 August 1718 ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
geographicalFeature Cape Passaro ⓘ
influenced diplomatic alignment of Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic ⓘ
location off Cape Passaro ⓘ
off the coast of Sicily ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
modernCountryLocation Italy ⓘ
navalTactics aggressive pursuit and engagement of scattered Spanish ships ⓘ
notableCommanderRole Antonio de Gaztañeta commanded the main Spanish squadron ⓘ
George Byng commanded the British fleet ⓘ
numberOfShipsInvolved British fleet larger than Spanish fleet ⓘ
opponentObjective Spanish support for territorial ambitions in Sicily and Sardinia ⓘ
outcome decisive British victory ⓘ
partOf War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
preceded formal declaration of the War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
region Sicily ⓘ
relatedTo Quadruple Alliance of Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic ⓘ
linked to: Quadruple Alliance

War of the Spanish Succession settlement ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance helped to trigger the War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
shaped the course of the War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
strategicSignificance secured British control of Mediterranean sea lanes ⓘ
weakened Spanish naval power in the Mediterranean ⓘ
theatre Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
treatyContext post-War of the Spanish Succession settlement ⓘ
triggered War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
year 1718 ⓘ

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

War of the Quadruple Alliance → significantEvent → Battle of Cape Passaro ⓘ
Spanish invasion of Sicily (1718) → significantEvent → Battle of Cape Passaro ⓘ
George Byng → battle → Battle of Cape Passaro ⓘ
Antonio de Gaztañeta → participatedIn → Battle of Cape Passaro ⓘ
Cape Passaro → knownFor → Battle of Cape Passaro ⓘ
Cape Passaro → significantEvent → Battle of Cape Passaro ⓘ
Antonio de Gaztañeta → militaryConflict → Battle of Cape Passaro ⓘ
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington → battle → Battle of Cape Passaro ⓘ