Battle at The Lizard

Not to be confused with Battle off Lizard Point.

Battle at The Lizard
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession

The Naval Battle Near Lizard Point, 1707
Théodore Gudin
Date21 October 1707
Location
Off Lizard Point, Atlantic Ocean
near 49°57′13″N 5°12′35″W / 49.9535°N 5.2096°W / 49.9535; -5.2096
Result French victory
Belligerents
France Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
René Duguay-Trouin
Claude de Forbin		 Richard Edwards
Strength
12 warships 5 ships of the line
130 merchant ships
Casualties and losses
300 killed or wounded 800 killed or wounded
1,500 captured
3 ships of the line captured
1 ship of the line destroyed
15 merchant ships captured

The Battle at The Lizard (French: Combat du Cap Lézard) took place on 21 October 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession near Lizard Point, Cornwall between two French squadrons under René Duguay-Trouin and Claude de Forbin and a British convoy protected by a squadron under Commodore Richard Edwards. Duguay-Trouin and Forbin were two of the most successful French naval commanders and they caused much damage to the British merchant fleet.

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