Spanish Fleet Destroyed off Cape Passaro
Spanish Fleet Destroyed off Cape Passaro, silver medal, 1718, by John Croker, laureate bust of George 1 right, rev. statue of the King as Neptune upon a rostral column amidst captured naval trophies, 45 mm (MI 439/42; MH 1919/150). Minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and toned, with some lustre. £Sold
The Spanish, having seized Sardinia, were then attacking Sicily. Admiral Sir George Byng was sent to mediate a peace; however the Spanish General, who was besieging Messina, refused. As a result, Byng pursued the Spanish with the action off Cape Passaro, either destroying or capturing the greater proportion of it. Castaneta, the Spanish admiral, was amongst the prisoners.
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