Battle of Cape Ortegal
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Battle of Cape Ortegal | |||||||
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Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||
The Battle of Cape Ortegal by Thomas Whitcombe. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | First French Empire | ||||||
Commanders | |||||||
Sir Richard Strachan | Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley | ||||||
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4 ships of the line, 4 frigates |
4 ships of the line |
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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.