Why this matters
A local battle; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
A rostral column dedicated to the memory of Captain Thomas Grenville, Lord Cobham's nephew. He was a British naval officer who served during the War of the Austrian Succession and died in 1847 during the naval engagement of the First Battle of Cape Finist
Why they fought
The saved account says: A rostral column dedicated to the memory of Captain Thomas Grenville, Lord Cobham's nephew. He was a British naval officer who served during the War of the Austrian Succession and died in 1847 during the naval engagement of the First Battle of Cape Finist
The forces and their positions
The saved evidence does not safely name both sides, their strength, formations or exact positions. The map point marks the recorded place, not every movement in the fighting.
How the battle unfolded
No safe sequence of attack, defence, retreat or pursuit is given by the saved wording. This first account leaves the course of the fighting unknown.
The result
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Why it mattered
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