Action of 23 November 1650
| Action of 23 November 1650 | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Spanish War (1635) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of France | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Baron de Ligny (POW) | Duke of Alburquerque | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4 galleons | 6 galleys | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4 galleons and their crews captured 500 soldiers prisoners 4 pieces of artillery taken | Minimum | ||||||
The action of 23 November 1650 was a minor naval battle between Spain and France, in which a small Spanish squadron of 6 galleys commanded by Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duke of Alburquerque, captured the entirety of a French squadron of galleons under the Baron de Ligny, near Cambrils, during the Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659). This case is almost unique in naval history, 6 galleys with 30 guns in total, completely defeated a squadron of four galleons with 86 guns in total, and whose crew had been reinforced by 500 musketeers.