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The '''Battle of Lagos''' was a sea battle fought between a fleet of the [[British]] [[Royal Navy]] commanded by Admiral Boscawen and a [[French]] fleet under Commodore de la Clue Sabran in the Bay of [[Lagos]] (far southern [[Portugal]]) in August 1759. It is described as a running battle between two fleets heading in the same direction.

The '''Battle of Lagos''' was a sea battle fought between a fleet of the [[British]] [[Royal Navy]] commanded by Admiral Boscawen and a [[French]] fleet under Commodore de la Clue Sabran in the Bay of [[Lagos, Portugal|Lagos]] (far southern [[Portugal]])   in August 1759. It is described as a running battle between two fleets heading in the same direction.

The French fleet had been [[blockade]]d in the [[Mediterranean]] [[French]] port of Toulon, but made use of the British need to refit  in [[Gibraltar]] by breaking out and heading out into the [[Atlantic]] on a run to southern Brittany where French troops, material and troop-barges were being concentrated prior to an attempted invasion of Britain.

The French fleet had been [[blockade]]d in the [[Mediterranean]] [[French]] port of Toulon, but made use of the British need to refit  in [[Gibraltar]] by breaking out and heading out into the [[Atlantic]] on a run to southern Brittany where French troops, material and troop-barges were being concentrated prior to an attempted invasion of Britain.