Action of 14 June 1742
The Action of 14 June 1742 was a minor naval battle of the War of the Austrian Succession in which a small British squadron under Captain Richard Norris burned 5 Spanish royal galleys at the French port of Saint Tropez. Norris had surprised the galleys near Sainte-Marguerite and had chased and driven them into the French port. The British captain, in spite of alleged French neutrality, followed the Spanish vessels into the port and destroyed them at slight cost.
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Action of 14 June 1742
The Action of 14 June 1742 was a minor naval battle of the War of the Austrian Succession in which a small British squadron under Captain Richard Norris burned 5 Spanish royal galleys at the French port of Saint Tropez. Norris had surprised the galleys near Sainte-Marguerite and had chased and driven them into the French port. The British captain, in spite of alleged French neutrality, followed the Spanish vessels into the port and destroyed them at slight cost.
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Combat du 14 juinFichier:Galer ...... utre français de Saint-Tropez.
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The Action of 14 June 1742 was ...... destroyed them at slight cost.
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5 Royal galleys burned
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1742-06-14
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British victory
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2fourth-rates
5Royal galleys
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Spanish galley of the late reign of Charles II. Painting by Manuel de Castro.
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Richard Norris
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Combat du 14 juinFichier:Galer ...... aastricht Campagnes italiennes
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The Action of 14 June 1742 was ...... destroyed them at slight cost.
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Action of 14 June 1742
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Combat du 14 juin 1742
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Action of 14 June 1742
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