Battle of Vigo Bay

Historical event · 23 October 1702 · Ría de Vigo

Date

23 October 1702

Period

18th century

Place

Ría de Vigo

Naval battle fought on 23 October 1702 in the Rande strait and the San Simón inlet, inside the Vigo estuary. The Anglo-Dutch and Franco-Spanish fleets faced each other, in the context of the War of the Spanish Succession.