Battle of Cape Sicié

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The Battle of Cape Sicié was a 1744 naval engagement during the War of the Austrian Succession in which a combined Franco-Spanish fleet fought the British Royal Navy off the southern coast of France near Toulon.

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Battle of Cape Sicié canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Toulon (1744) ⓘ
belligerent French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
cause Franco-Spanish attempt to break British blockade of Toulon ⓘ
combatantCommanderSide Claude-Élisée de Court de La Bruyère – French ⓘ
Juan José Navarro – Spanish ⓘ
Richard Lestock – British ⓘ
linked to: Richard Lestock

Thomas Mathews – British ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Mathews
commander Claude-Élisée de Court de La Bruyère ⓘ
Juan José Navarro ⓘ
Richard Lestock ⓘ
Thomas Mathews ⓘ
conflict War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
conflictType fleet action ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
date 1744-02-22 ⓘ
endDate 1744-02-22 ⓘ
fleetStrength Franco-Spanish fleet of the line ⓘ
Royal Navy fleet of the line ⓘ
followedBy British naval reforms and tactical debates ⓘ
hasPart engagement between British van and Franco-Spanish centre ⓘ
pursuit and disengagement phases ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
location Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
off Toulon ⓘ
southern coast of France ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved naval forces ⓘ
near Cape Sicié ⓘ
Toulon ⓘ
notableConsequence controversy over British naval tactics ⓘ
court-martial of Admiral Thomas Mathews ⓘ
court-martial of Vice-Admiral Richard Lestock ⓘ
notableFor failure of British line-of-battle tactics enforcement ⓘ
poor coordination in the British fleet ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French wars ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish conflicts in the 18th century ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
precededBy British blockade operations off Toulon ⓘ
result strategic British advantage maintained in Mediterranean ⓘ
tactical Franco-Spanish victory ⓘ
startDate 1744-02-22 ⓘ
theatre Mediterranean theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
year 1744 ⓘ

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Battle of Toulon (1744) → precededBy → Battle of Cape Sicié ⓘ
Battle of Toulon (1744) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Cape Sicié ⓘ