October 1702
Destruction of French Escort
Chateaurenault loses the French escort fleet during the Allied breakthrough.
Historical place archive
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Chateaurenault loses the French escort fleet during the Allied breakthrough.
Chateaurenault positions the French escort behind a defensive boom at Vigo.
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