Battle of Cape Ortegal

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Battle of Cape Ortegal
Part of the Napoleonic Wars

The Battle of Cape Ortegal by Thomas Whitcombe.
Date 4 November 1805
Location Cape Ortegal
Result Decisive British victory
Belligerents
Flag of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom Flag of FranceFirst French Empire
Commanders
Sir Richard Strachan Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley
Strength
4 ships of the line,
4 frigates
4 ships of the line

The Battle of Cape Ortegal (3 November 1805) off Cape Ortegal in north-west Spain was the final action of the Trafalgar campaign. British Rear Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, with Caesar, Hero, Courageux, Namur and four frigates, defeated and captured a French squadron (Formidable, Scipion, Duguay-Trouin and Mont Blanc) under Rear Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley that had escaped from the Battle of Trafalgar two weeks previously.


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