Editing List of naval battles (section)

==18th century==
===Early 18th century===

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* 1701 August 17 – Maltese raid on La Goulette
* 1702 August 19–24 (OS) – English under Benbow – French under Ducasse draw ([[Action of August 1702|details]])
** 23 October [[Battle of Vigo Bay|Vigo Bay]] – Anglo-Dutch fleet defeat French and Spanish and destroy Spanish treasure fleet
* 1703 May 22 [[Battle of Cap de la Roque|Cap de la Roque/Bay of Biscay]] – French squadron attacks large Anglo-Dutch merchant fleet
* 1704 August 24 [[Battle of Málaga (1704)|Malaga]] – English and Dutch under Rooke narrowly defeat French near Malaga
* 1707 October 21 [[Battle at The Lizard|The Lizard]] – 2 French squadrons under Forbin and Duguay-Trouin defeat British convoy and escort under Richard Edwards
* 1708 June 8 – [[Wager's Action]] (Battle of Barú)
* 1709 March 2 – British vs French ([[Action of 2 March 1709|details]])
** 25 June – Maltese defeat Tripolitans near Cape Santa di Leuca
* 1710 April 18 – Maltese defeat Algerines
* 1713 April 12 – Maltese defeat Algerines
** – Portuguese defeat Indians near Cheul ([[Action of 1713|details]])
* 1716 July 8 – Venetians under Corner fight an inconclusive battle against Turks under Jannum Koggia east of Corfu ([[Action of 8 July 1716|details]])
* 1717 June 12, 13, 16 and 22 – Venetians under Flangini vs Turks in northern Aegean ([[Action of 12 June 1717|details]])
** 19 July [[Battle of Matapan|Matapan]] – Venetians and their allies vs Turks in Gulf of Laconia, Greece
* 1718 – Portuguese defeat Indians near Karwar ([[Action of 1718|details]])
** 20–22 July – Venetians vs Turks ([[Action of 20 July 1718|details]])
** 11 August [[Battle of Cape Passaro|Cape Passaro]] – British under George Byng defeat Spanish near Sicily
* 1738 June 20, 28 and 29 – Russians vs Turks
** 9 and 10 August – Turks defeat Russians

===Great Northern War (1700–1721)===

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* 1702 June 26 – Small-ship action between Sweden and Russia on Lake Ladoga
** 7 September – Small-ship action between Sweden and Russia on Lake Ladoga
* 1703 August 7 – Small-ship action between Sweden and Russia on Lake Peipus
* 1704 May 17 – Small-ship action between Sweden and Russia on Lake Peipus
* 1705 June 26 – Swedish ships attack Russian base of Kotlin
* 1710 October 4 – Battle between Denmark under Gyldenløve and Sweden under Wachtmeister in Kjöge Bay ([[Action of 4 October 1710|details]])
* 1712 April 11 – Danes under Knoff vs Swedes under Sjöblad ([[Action of 11 April 1712|details]])
** 4 August – Very minor engagement between Russia and Sweden
** 28 September – Very minor engagement between Denmark and Sweden
* 1713 July 22 – Minor engagement between Sweden and Russia ([[Action of 22 July 1713|details]])
* 1714 August 6 [[Battle of Gangut|Gangut]] – Russian galleys under Apraksin defeat Swedish force
* 1715 April 24 – Danes under Gabel defeat Swedes under Wachtmeister ([[Action of 24 April 1715|details]])
* 1716 July 8 [[Battle of Dynekilen|Dynekilen]] – Danes under Tordenskjold defeat Swedes
* 1717 May 14 or 15 – Danish attack on Göteborg is defeated
** 19 July – Danish attack on Strömstad is defeated
* 1718 September 17 or 21 – Swedes under King Carl XII defeat Danes under Paulssen
* 1719 June 4 [[Battle of Osel Island|Osel Island]] – Russians defeat Swedes under Wrangel
** 13 July – Danes under Rosenpalm defeat Swedes at Strömstad
* 1720 August 7 [[Battle of Grengam|Grengam]] – Battle between Russian galley fleet under [[Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn (field marshal)|Galitzine]] and Swedish sailing ships under Sjöblad. Both sides claims victory

===War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748)===

* 1741 January 7 and 8 – British vs French in West Indies
** 12 February – Minor British vs French in Gibraltar Strait
** March–May [[Battle of Cartagena de Indias|Cartagena de Indias]] – Spanish victory against a large British expeditionary force during the War of Jenkins' Ear
** 10 August [[Battle of Colachel|Colachel]] – Raja of [[Travancore]] in India defeats Dutch naval force at Colachel
* 1742 May 31 – Swedes retreat after battle with Russians in Gulf of Finland ([[Action of 31 May 1742|details]])
* 1744 February 22 [[Battle of Toulon, 1744|Toulon (Cape Sicié)]] – Draw between Franco-Spanish and British fleets south of Toulon
* 1746 June 25 (OS) – British under Edward Peyton vs French under la Bourdonnais
* 1747 May 14 [[first battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)|1st Cape Finisterre]] – British under [[George Anson, 1st Baron Anson|Anson]] defeat French under de Jonquières
** 25 October [[second battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)|2nd Cape Finisterre]] – British under [[Edward Hawke|Hawke]] defeat French under de l'Etenduère
* 1747/48 – French under Labourdonnais vs British under Peyton near Negapatam
* 1748 March 7 – British under Cotes defeat Spanish
** 12 October – British vs Spanish near Havana ([[Action of 12 October 1748|details]])

===Seven Years' War (1756–1763)===

* 1755 June 8 [[Action of 8 June 1755|Gulf of St. Lawrence]] – British under Boscawen defeat French under Hocquart
* 1756 May 20 [[Battle of Minorca (1756)|Minorca]] – French under la Galissonnière defeat British under John Byng
* 1757 early – French under Kersaint de Coëtnempren vs British at San Domingo
* 1758 – Minor French under Duchaffault vs British under Boscawen near Ushant
** – Minor French under Durevest vs British under Saunders near Gibraltar Strait
** 29 April [[Battle of Cuddalore (1758)|Cuddalore]] – British under Pocock defeat French under d'Ache
** 3 August [[Battle of Negapatam (1758)|Negapatam]] – British under Pocock defeat French under d'Ache
* 1759 August 19 [[Battle of Lagos (1759)|Lagos]] – British under Boscawen defeat French under de la Clue
** 10 September – Light Swedish force defeats similar Prussian force near Szczecin
** 10 September [[Battle of Pondicherry|Pondicherry]] – British fight French but are too damaged to pursue
** 20 November [[Battle of Quiberon Bay|Quiberon Bay/Cardinaux]] – British defeat French near St Nazaire
* 1760 July 3–8 [[Battle of Restigouche|Restigouche River]] – British defeat French relief force
* 1762 – [[British expedition against Cuba|British attack on Spanish-held Havana]]

===Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)===

* 1770 May 27 and 28 – Russians vs Turks near southern Greece ([[Action of 27 May 1770|details]])
** 4 June – Minor Russians vs Turks south of Athens ([[Action of 4 June 1770|details]])
** 5–7 July [[Battle of Chesma|Chesma]] – Russian fleet defeats and burns Turkish fleet off western Turkey
* 1772 November 6–8 – Russians defeat Turks west of Patrai, Greece ([[Action of 6 November 1772|details]])
* 1773 July 4 – Russians under Kinsbergen vs Turks ([[Action of 4 July 1773|details]])
** 3 September – Russians under Kinsbergen vs Turks ([[Action of 3 September 1773|details]])
** September? – Russians vs Turks ([[Action of 1773|details]])
* 1774 June 20 and 9/19 July – Russians under Tchitchagov and Seniavin vs Turks ([[Action of 20 June 1774|details]])

===American War of Independence (1776–1783)===

* 1776 October 11 [[Battle of Valcour Island|Valcour Island]] – [[Benedict Arnold]] escapes the British fleet under [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester|Guy Carleton]]
* 1777 September 26 to 16 November 1777 [[Siege of Fort Mifflin]] on the [[Delaware River]] American fleets under [[John Hazelwood]], defending Philadelphia from British navy.
* 1778 April 19 [[Frederica Naval Action]]
** 27 July [[Battle of Ushant (1778)|First Ushant]] – British under [[Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel|Keppel]] with 30 ships of the line fight inconclusive action against French under [[Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers|d'Orvilliers]] with 28 ships
* 1779 July 6 [[Battle of Grenada|Grenada]]
** end – French vs British under Hyde Parker near Fort Royal, Martinique
*1779 23 September Battle of Flamborough Head – British Captains Richard Pearson and Thomas Piercy save convoy of 41 merchant ships; Captain John Paul Jones on US ship Bonhomme Richard [purchased by Benjamin Franklin from France] captures HMS Serapis and HMS Countess of Scarborough but loses Bonhomme Richard which sinks off the Yorkshire coast.
* 1780 January 16 [[Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)|Cape St. Vincent]] – British under Rodney defeat Spanish under de Langara
** 17 April [[Battle of Martinique (1780)|Martinique]] – British under Rodney fail to defeat French under de Guichen
** 9 August Spanish-French fleet under [[Luis de Córdova y Córdova]] captures 55 ship British convoy [[Action of 9 August 1780|off Cape Santa María]]
** Spanish-French fleet under Luis de Córdova y Córdova captures 29 ship British convoy
* 1781 April 16 [[Battle of Porto Praya|Porto Praya]] – French under [[Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez|Suffren]] vs British, in the Cape Verde Islands
** 19 April [[Battle of Fort Royal|Fort Royal]]
** – Minor French under de Grasse vs British under Hood
** – Minor French under Destouches vs British under Arbuthnot
** 21 July [[Naval battle off Cape Breton|Cape Breton Island]] – French attack British convoy
** 5 August (15 NS?) [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)|Dogger Bank]] – Draw between Dutch and British squadrons
** 5 September [[Battle of the Chesapeake|Chesapeake Bay]] – French under de Grasse drive off British under Graves
** 12 December [[Battle of Ushant (1781)|Second Ushant]] – British under Kempenfelt capture part of a French convoy from de Guichen
* 1782 January 25 [[Battle of St. Kitts|St Kitts]] – British under Hood defeat French under de Grasse
** 17 February [[Battle of Sadras|Sadras]] – First fierce but indecisive fight between French under Suffren and British under Hughes near south-east India
** 9 and 12 April [[Battle of the Saintes|The Saintes]] – British under Rodney decisively defeat French under de Grasse in the West Indies
** 12 April [[Battle of Providien|Providien]] – 2nd fight between Suffren and Hughes off India
** 21 April – British defeat French
** 6 July [[Battle of Negapatam (1782)|Negapatam]] – 3rd fight between Suffren and Hughes off India
** 3 September [[Battle of Trincomalee|Trincomalee]] – Hughes fleet damages Suffren's but withdraws
** 20 October [[Battle of Cape Spartel|Cape Spartel]] – Franco-Spanish fleet under Luis de Córdova y Córdova fights British fleet under [[Richard Howe]] in indecisive battle. Howe resupplies Gibraltar
* 1783 June 20 [[Battle of Cuddalore (1783)|Cuddalore]] – Suffren prevents Hughes seizing Cuddalore. Last of the five battles between Suffren and Hughes

===Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)===

* 1787 August 30 – Russians vs Turks
**  27, 28 and 30 September – Russians vs Turks
** 15 October – Russians defeat Turks
* 1788 June 17, 18, 28 and 29 and 9 July – Russian and Turkish land and sea forces clash near Ochakov ([[Action of 17 June 1788|details]])
** 14/25 July [[Battle of Ochakov|Ochakov]] – Russia defeats Turkey near Fidonisi
* 1789 June 2–4 – Russians defeat Turks at Sinope ([[Action of 2 June 1789|details]])
* 1790 July 19 [[Battle of Kerch Strait (1790)|Kerch Strait]] – Slight Russian victory over Turks
** 8 and 9 September [[Battle of Tendra|Tendra]] – Russians defeat Turks
** 31 October – Russians defeat Turks at the Sulina mouth
** 17 November 18 – Russians defeat Turks at Tultcha
** 29 November – Russians defeat Turks at Ismail ([[Action of 29 November 1790|details]])
** 30 November, 1, 2, 4–7 December – Russians defeat Turks
* 1791 July 9 [[Battle of Matchin|Matchin]] – Russians defeat Turkish rowing vessels
** 11 August [[Battle of Cape Kaliakra|Cape Kaliakra]] – Slight Russian victory over Turks in a largely inconclusive battle near Bulgaria

===Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)===

The Russian [[Julian calendar|calendar]] was eleven days behind the Swedish during the 18th century, so Russian dates are eleven days ''earlier''. 
* 1788 July 17 (6 July OS) [[Battle of Hogland|Hogland]] – Bloody engagement between Swedish and Russian battlefleets. Both sides lose a ship, but Swedes withdraw
* 1789 July 26 (15 July OS) [[Battle of Öland (1789)|Öland]] – Indecisive action between the Swedish and Russian battlefleets.
** 24 and 25 August (13 and 14 August OS) [[Battle of Svensksund (1789)|First Svensksund/Ruotsinsalmi]] in Finland – Russian galley flotilla decisively defeats Swedes.
** 18 September (7 September OS) – Russians defeat Swedes in a small battle in Barösund near Ingå in Finland.
* 1790 May 13 (2 May OS) [[Battle of Reval|Reval]] – Disastrous Swedish attack on Russian battlefleet at Reval (now Tallinn).
** 15 May (4 May OS) Fredrikshamn/Hamina in Finland – Swedish galley flotilla defeats Russian galley flotilla.
** 3 and 4 June (23 and 24 May OS) – Action off Kronstadt – Indecisive action between the battlefleets.
** 3 July (22 June OS) [[Battle of Vyborg Bay (1790)|Vyborg Bay]] – The Swedish battlefleet and galley flotilla break through the Russian blockade, suffering heavy losses.
** 9 and 10 July (28–29 June OS) [[Battle of Svensksund (1790)|Second Svensksund/Ruotsinsalmi]] in Finland – Decisive victory of the Swedish galley flotilla. The largest naval battle in the Baltic Sea of all times. Extremely heavy losses suffered by the Russians.

===French Revolutionary War (1793–1802)===

* 1794 January 22 and 25 – French attack British convoy ([[Action of 22 January 1794|details]])
** 23 April – British defeat French frigates ([[Action of 23 April 1794|details]])
** 1 June [[The Glorious First of June]] – British fleet defeats French fleet in North Atlantic but French grain convoy makes it through to Brest
** 8 June – French vs British near Jersey
** 23 August – British defeat French near Brest
** 22 October – French vs British near Mauritius
** 6 November – French capture [[HMS Alexander (1778)|HMS ''Alexander'']] ([[Action of 6 November 1794|details]])
* 1795 March 13 and 14 – British under Hotham vs French under Martin ([[Action of 13 March 1795|details]])
** 8 and 9 June – British vs French near Belle Isle
** 23 June [[Battle of Groix|Groix]] – British under Hood defeat French under Villaret-Joyeuse off Groix, France
** 13 July – British vs French ([[Action of 13 July 1795|details]])
** 7 October – British vs French ([[Action of 7 October 1795|details]])
* 1797 February 14 [[Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797)|Cape St. Vincent]] – British under Jervis defeat Spanish near Gibraltar
** 26 March – Austrian vessels, supported by Venetian battleship, fight off small French attack ([[Action of 26 March 1797|details]])
** 16 May – Danish vessels get the better of Tripolitans near Tripoli, Libya ([[Action of 16 May 1797|details]])
** 11 October [[Battle of Camperdown|Camperdown (Kamperduin)]] – British fleet under Admiral Duncan defeats Dutch
* 1798 August 1–3 [[Battle of the Nile|The Nile (Aboukir Bay)]] – British under Nelson defeat moored French fleet under Brueys in Egypt
** 12 October – British defeat French invasion force off western Ireland ([[Action of 12 October 1798|details]])
** 28 October – Minor British vs French
* 1799 September 3, 4, 5 and 10 – Minor light skirmishes between British and Spanish
* 1800 August 4 – French attack British convoy ([[Action of 4 August 1800|details]])
* 1801 April 5 [[Battle of Copenhagen (1801)|Copenhagen]] – British under Nelson destroy moored Danish ships off Copenhagen to prevent France taking them over
** 6–12 July [[Algeciras Campaign|Algeciras]] – French defeat initial British assault, British counter-attack and defeat Franco-Spanish force.