Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Battle of Lagos, 1759

August 17, 2009 – 10:01 am

250 years ago this week the Royal Navy fought a battle off Lagos in Portugal that is often overlooked, but which was crucial to the foundation of the naval mastery that Britain enjoyed after 1759. The French Mediterranean fleet was harried by Edward Boscawen until they were forced to split up. Those few that stayed [...]

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