Episode 397
Action of 5 October 1804
Tue, 2018-Jun-05 00:18 UTC
Length - 1:22
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The random article for Tuesday, 5 June 2018 is Action of 5 October 1804.
The Battle of Cape Santa Maria (also known as the "Battle of Cape St Mary"; in Spanish Batalla del Cabo de Santa María) was a naval action of 5 October 1804 that took place off the southern Portuguese coast, in which a British squadron under the command of Commodore Graham Moore attacked a Spanish squadron commanded by Brigadier Don José de Bustamante y Guerra, in time of peace, without declaration of war between the UK and Spain.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:18 UTC on Tuesday, 5 June 2018.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_5_October_1804.
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