TALK:BATTLE OF CAPE ORTEGAL

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Did you know... that one of the French ships captured at the Battle of Cape Ortegal in 1805 went on to serve the Royal Navy for 144 years?

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2 frigates or 4 frigates?

text vs infobox - The Gomm 04:18, 23 December 2006 (UTC) reply

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I don't have time to incorporate the info atm, but there's an excellent source at the national maritime museum cornwall [1] [2], and a PD image [3]. Modest Genius ^talk 01:23, 20 September 2009 (UTC) reply

killed or wounded?

There were 730 killed or wounded on the French side. Any more details? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.134.28.194 ( talk) 09:16, 3 May 2010 (UTC) reply

2 frigates or 4 frigates?

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killed or wounded?

2 frigates or 4 frigates?

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killed or wounded?

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