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Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
The
Second Battle of Cape Finisterre
was a
naval battle
which took place on 25 October 1747 (14 October 1747 in the
Julian calendar
then in use in Britain) during the
War of the Austrian Succession
. A
British
fleet of fourteen ships of the line commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir
Edward Hawke
intercepted a
French
convoy protected by eight French
ships of the line
commanded by Admiral
Desherbiers de l'Etenduère
.
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