naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Action of 7 July 1799

Name: Action of 7 July 1799
Location: Bay of Gibraltar, Spain

Action of 7 July 1799 was a naval engagement fought in 1799 at Bay of Gibraltar, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bay of Gibraltar. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 1 Frigate (34 guns) against 1 Cutter (18 guns).

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Fought1799

WhereBay of Gibraltar, Spain36.130N, 5.395W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsSpainagainstKingdom of Great Britain

Casualties and lossesUnknownand1 Cutter captured

Record

Date	1799 (year precision)
Place	Bay of Gibraltar, Spain 36.130N, 5.395W
Kind	Naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	1 Frigate (34 guns)	1 Cutter (18 guns)
Casualties and losses	Unknown	1 Cutter captured
Commanders	Frederick Lewis Maitland

Placed at Bay of Gibraltar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Algeciras Campaign 1801, 0.2 km NW
Battle of Gibraltar 1607, 1.0 km N
Battle of Gibraltar 1621, 1.0 km N
First Battle of Algeciras 1801, 3.1 km W
Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779, 3.7 km E

Elsewhere in 1799

Action of 7 July 1799 is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4677383, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 7 July 1799, revision 1370426747, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.