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Battle at The Lizard
1707 naval battle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Battle off Lizard Point.
The naval Battle of the Lizard (French: Combat du Cap Lézard) took place on 21 October 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession near Lizard Point, Cornwall between two French squadrons under René Duguay-Trouin and Claude de Forbin and an English convoy protected by a squadron under Commodore Richard Edwards.[3]
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Part of the War of the Spanish Succession | |||||||
![]() Battle at The Lizard, Jean Antoine Théodore de Gudin | |||||||
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12 warships |
5 warships 130 merchant ships | ||||||
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300 killed and wounded[1] No ships lost[2] |
800 killed and wounded[1] 1,500 captured[1] 1 warship destroyed 3 warships captured 15 merchant ships captured |
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Duguay-Trouin and Forbin were two of the most successful French naval commanders and they caused much damage to the allied merchant fleet.