Battle of Quiberon Bay
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The Battle of Quiberon Bay was a decisive naval engagement during the Seven Years' War. It was fought on 20–21 November 1759 between the Royal Navy and the French Navy in Quiberon Bay, off the coast o
Painting of the battle by Richard Paton
The Battle of Quiberon Bay by Dominic Serres, 1779
Painting of the battlefield on 21 November
Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1761 Pierre-Charles Canot engraving after a Richard Paton painting
Battle of Lagos
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The Battle of Lagos took place between a British fleet commanded by Edward Boscawen and a French fleet under Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran over two days in 1759 during the Seven Years' War. They fou
Battle of Quiberon Bay
…de La Clue-Sabran attempted to break out past Gibraltar into the Atlantic. The British Mediterranean Fleet under Edward Boscawen caught them and a two-day battle resulted in three French ships of the line being captured, two destroyed, and five blockaded in neutral Cádiz; two escaped the battle to reach Rochefort…
The battle off Lagos, August 18, 1759 Richard Paton, 1760
The Battle of Lagos by Thomas Luny
The British flagship, HMS Namur
The French ship of the line Redoutable