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Battle of Cape Passaro

BelligerentsGreat BritainSpainCommanders and leadersGeorge ByngCharles CornewallGeorge DelavalJosé Antonio de GaztañetaStrength 21 ships of the line 1 frigate 2 fireships 2 bomb vessels 1 storeship 1 hospital ship 12 ships of the line 18 frigates 7 galleys 2 sloops 2 fireshipsCasualties and losses 500 killed or wounded 2,400 killed or wounded 3,600 captured 7 ships of the line captured 1 ship of the line destroyed 6 frigates captured 1 frigate scuttledThe Battle of Cape Passaro (also known as the Battle of Avola or the Battle of Syracuse) was a naval battle fought on 11–12 August 1718 between a Royal Navy fleet under AdmiralSir George Byng and a fleet of the Spanish Navy under Lieutenant-generalJosé Antonio de Gaztañeta.

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