Caption:
Battle of Vigo Bay - 1702 - National Maritime Museum - painting by Ludolf Bakhuizen paitned in 1702 - . The Battle of Vigo Bay was a naval engagement fought on 12 or 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. The English and Dutch destroyed a Spanish treasure fleet, capturing silver from the Spanish colonies to the value of about a million pounds sterling. ©TopFoto