The naval Battle of Toulon or Battle of Cape Sicié took place on 22 and 23 February 1744 (New Style) between 1:30 pm and 5:00 pm in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Toulon, France. Cape Sicié is near Toulon. The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births February 6 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Alanic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... Location within France Coat of Arms of Toulon Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. ... Thomas Mathews (1676-1751), British admiral, son of Colonel Edward Mathews (d. ... The Battle of Mollwitz was a Prussian victory over Austria on April 10, 1741. ... The Battle of Dettingen took place on June 16 (some sources, no doubt using a different calendar, say June 27), 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. ... The Battle of Fontenoy was fought at Fontenoy in the Austrian Netherlands on May 11, 1745, during the War of Austrian Succession. ... The Battle of Hohenfriedberg (or Hohenfriedeberg) was a battle in the War of the Austrian Succession, fought on 3 June 1745 between the Austrians and Saxons, under Charles of Lorraine, and the Prussians, under Frederick the Great. ... The Battle of Piacenza was a pitched battle between a Franco-Spanish army and Austro-Savoyard defence near Piacenza on June 16, 1746. ... The Battle of Havana was an inconclusive sea skirmish between the British Caribbean squadron and a Spanish squadron based near Havana. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births February 6 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Alanic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... Location within France Coat of Arms of Toulon Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. ...

On 22 February 30 British ships under Thomas Mathews attacked a fleet of 27 Spanish and French ships under Don Jose Navarro and La Bruyère de Court. Mathews had been following the French fleet in case either side declared war on the other as part of the War of the Austrian Succession. Thomas Mathews (1676-1751), British admiral, son of Colonel Edward Mathews (d. ... The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). ...

At 5:00 pm, both sides drew away from each other. They attacked each other from afar the next day, but the British suffered heavily, and on February 13 (OS)Mathews retreated to Italy. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mathews' second in command, Vice Admiral Lestock, later petitioned the King of Great Britain to hold a court-martial against many of the British officers, including Mathews. Mathews and several other officers were dismissed from the Royal Navy. The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a military court that determines punishments for members of the military subject to military law. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...

Ships involved:

Allies (La Bruyère de Court)

Van
Boree 64
Tolosa 60
Tigre 50
Eolo 64
Alción 56
Duque de Orleans 68
Esperanza 74 (flag of de Gavaret)
Center
Tridente 64
Dichoso 60*
Aquilon 44
Sólido 64
Diamante 50
Firme 70
Terrible 74 (flag)
Sancti Spiritus 68
Serio 64
Rear
Oriente 60*
América 60*
Neptuno 60*
Poder 60*
Constante 70
Real Felipe 114* (flag of Juan José Navarro)
Hércules 64*
Brillante 60*
Alcón 60*
San Fernando 64*
Soberbio 60*
Santa Isabel 80*
3 frigates
2 brulotes
1 battleship being used as a hospital ship

Note * indicates Spanish. There may be others.

Britain (Thomas Mathews)

Van
Chatham 50
Nassau 70
Chichester 80
Boyne 80
Barfleur 90 (flag of Rowley)
Princess Carolina 80
Berwick 70
Stirling Castle 70
Bedford 70
Center
Dragon 60
Royal Oak 70
Princess 70
Somerset 80
Norfolk 80
Marlborough 90
Dorsetshire 80
Essex 70 (Richard Norris)
Rupert 60
Namur 90 (flag)
Rear
Salisbury 50
Romney 50
Dumkint? 60
Revenge 70
Cambridge 80
Neptune 90 (flag of Lestok)
Torbay 80
Russell 80
Buckingham 70
Elizabeth 70
Kingston 60
Oxford 50
Warwick 60
3 frigates
3 brulotes
3 bergantines (brigantines?)

External links

• The 1911 Encyclopedia.