Battle of Cape Finisterre

Four naval battles fought between Britain and France near Cape Finisterre in northwest Spain are known as the battle of Cape Finisterre:

War of Austrian Succession

First battle of Cape Finisterre (1747), 14 May 1747 victory for a British fleet over the French
Second battle of Cape Finisterre (1747), 25 October 1747 victory for a British fleet over the French

Other battles

Battle of Cape Finisterre (1761), an engagement between British and French squadrons during the Seven Years' War
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805), an inconclusive encounter between a British fleet and a Franco-Spanish fleet

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