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Fleet Escape Attempt

When
21 February 1744
Where
French Mediterranean port
Part of
Battle of Toulon

Combined Franco-Spanish fleet attempts to break British blockade of Toulon.

Ordered to force a way out of Toulon to divert British naval resources, the Spanish squadron was supported by the French Levant Fleet. On 21 February 1744, the combined force of twenty-seven ships of the line and three frigates put to sea with the British fleet in pursuit.

Sources

  1. Battle of Toulon (1744) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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