Battle of Cape Spartel
| Battle of Cape Spartel | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Relief of Gibraltar by Earl Howe, 11 October 1782, Richard Paton | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain |
Spain France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Richard Howe | Luis de Córdova | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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34 ships of the line 1 frigate | 34 ships of the line | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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63 killed 198 wounded | 360 killed and wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Cape Spartel was an indecisive naval battle between a Franco-Spanish fleet under Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova and a British fleet under Admiral Richard Howe. These forces met on 20 October 1782 after Howe successfully resupplied Gibraltar, then under siege by Bourbon forces during the American Revolutionary War.