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Capture of Vigo

BelligerentsGreat BritainSpainCommanders and leadersLord CobhamJames MighelsGeorge WadeStrength 1 ship of the line3 frigates8 bomb vessels andfire-ships4,000 soldiers 3 Forts~1,000 soldiers & militiaCasualties and losses 300 casualties, sick or dead to diseaseVigo300 killed or wounded468 captured7 ships captured or burnedPontevedra200 capturedThe capture of Vigo and Pontevedra (also known as the British expedition to Vigo and Pontevedra) occurred in October 1719 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance when a British expedition made a descent on the Spanish coast.

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