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Turmoil at Cadiz: French and Allied Fleets Clash in Great Convoy Loss
Recounted in August 1693 dispatches, major engagements describe Tourville leading French forces against a vast convoy near Cadiz. Italian and Dutch observers note heavy losses for merchant ships, dozens of prizes taken or burned, with total costs rumored around twenty-five to sixty million crowns. English and Dutch accounts contrast French claims with their own casualty and prize tallies.
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Spain
Cai
Toulon
M. de Tourville
M. Tourvile
Gabaret
Panetier
Cadiz
Africa
Portugal
Tourville
Foulon
Charlezuren
Cuis
Cape Sparel
Coeelogon
Gibraltar
M. de Belair
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