The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Algeciras ( also known as the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar ) was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 12 July 1801 ( 23 messidor an IX of the French Republican Calendar ) between a squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line and a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish Navy and French Navy in the Gut of Gibraltar .

The battle followed closely the First Battle of Algeciras on 6 July , in which a French squadron anchored at the Spanish port of Algeciras was attacked Attack by a larger British squadron based at nearby Gibraltar .

The battle followed closely the First Battle of Algeciras on 6 July , in which a French squadron anchored at the Spanish port of Algeciras was attacked Attack by a larger British squadron based at nearby Gibraltar .

In a heavy engagement fought Hostile_encounter in calm weather in the close confines of Algeciras Bay , the British force had been becalmed and battered , suffering Bodily_harm heavy casualties and losing Earnings_and_losses the 74-gun ship HMS `` Hannibal '' .

Arriving Arriving at Algeciras on 9 July , the combined squadron was ready GetReady to sail Self_motion again on 12 July , departing Departing Algeciras to the westwards during the evening .

Arriving Arriving at Algeciras on 9 July , the combined squadron was ready GetReady to sail Self_motion again on 12 July , departing Departing Algeciras to the westwards during the evening .

In 1369 , Sultan Muhammed V of Granada took advantage of the Castilians ' distractions and in the Siege of Algeciras ( 1369 ) he seized Hold the city of Algeciras , on the west side of the Bay of Gibraltar , which Alfonso XI had captured in 1344 .

In 1369 , Sultan Muhammed V of Granada took advantage of the Castilians ' distractions and in the Siege of Algeciras ( 1369 ) he seized Hold the city of Algeciras , on the west side of the Bay of Gibraltar , which Alfonso XI had captured in 1344 .

The Siege of Algeciras ( 1342–44 ) was undertaken during the Reconquest of Spain by the Castillian forces of Alfonso XI assisted Assistance by the fleets of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Republic of Genoa .

The objective was to capture Conquering the Muslim city of Al-Jazeera Al-Khadra , called Name_conferral Algeciras by Christians .

Franco himself had landed Arriving in Algeciras in southern Spain with Moroccan troops from the Spanish Army of Africa .