Battle of Lagos (1693)
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The Battle of Lagos was fought during the Nine Years' War on 27 June 1693, when a French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke near Lagos Bay in Portu
Painting of the battle by Théodore Gudin
Anne Hilarion de Tourville
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Anne-Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville was a French Navy officer who served under King Louis XIV. Born in Paris, he was made a Marshal of France in 1693. Tourville is considered by some as one
Battle of Lagos (1693)
…The Battle of Lagos was fought during the Nine Years' War on 27 June 1693 (17 June 1693 O.S.), when a French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke near Lagos Bay in Portugal. Rooke's squadron was protecting the Smyrna convoy, and it is by this name…
Portrait of de Tourville
Wooden statue of Tourville, on display at Toulon naval museum
Marble statue of Tourville, by Joseph Charles Marin in Tourville-sur-Sienne
Marble statue of Tourville, by Joseph Charles Marin in Tourville-sur-Sienne