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Franco-Spanish War: French and Spanish fleets fought the inconclusive Battle of Orbetello, with sailing vessels of both sides having to be towed into action by galleys due to light winds.
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Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
Part of the Thirty Years' War
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Part of the Thirty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635)
The Battle of Orbetello, also known as the Battle of Isola del Giglio, was a major naval engagement of the Franco-Spanish War of 1635. It was fought on 14 June 1646 off the Spanish-ruled town of Orbetello, on the coast of Tuscany, Italy, between a French fleet led by Admiral…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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