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Old 8th May 2023, 09:23 PM   #13
midelburgo
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Hi midelburgo, interesting link to history time and place!
The British squadron was made of frigates Arethusa, Nacissus, Amazone, Medusa and the brig Mahon, under commodore Robert Meds.

They first went to Gijon and then to Santoņa. A couple of days later a strong French division arrived and they reembarked. it was October, not July, and the weather was poor.

Carlos Martinez Valverde, La Marina en la Guerra de Independencia, which I do not own. Possibly Julian Corbett has something on this
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