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The '''Battle of King's Bay''' ({{wpl|French}}: ''Bataille de Baie du Roi''), also known as the '''Battle of Telora Bay''', took place on 1 July 1888 during the [[War of the Usurper]]. The [[Cassonne|Cassonnaise]] Foreign Flotilla under [[Clément Trausse|Admiral Clément Trausse]] engaged and destroyed the Aquitaynian home fleet, under the command of [[Richard Kon'rei, Lord of Atlium|Lord Admiral Kon'rei of Atlium]]. The battle took place in [[King's Bay]] in [[Aquitayne]], and was the first major engagement of the War of the Usurper. The battle was one of the most decisive in naval history and is the single greatest defeat in the history of the [[Aquitaynian Navy]]. | |||
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Revision as of 18:04, 13 March 2024
| Battle of King's Bay | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Usurper and the Siege of Telora | |||||||
 Battle of King's Bay, 1 May 1898, Gaius Morsey | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Cassonne |
 Aquitayne | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Clément Trausse |
 Lord Kon'rei of Atlium | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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12 protected cruisers 8 gunboats 5 revenue cutter 4 transport ships |
6 protected cruisers 4 unprotected cruisers 3 gunboats 1 transport ship | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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625 killed 800 wounded 1 revenue cutter sunk 2 gunboats damaged |
3,450 killed 4,000 wounded 4 protected cruisers scuttled 3 unprotected cruisers sunk 2 transport ship sunk 1 transportation ship scuttled | ||||||
The Battle of King's Bay (French: Bataille de Baie du Roi), also known as the Battle of Telora Bay, took place on 1 July 1888 during the War of the Usurper. The Cassonnaise Foreign Flotilla under Admiral Clément Trausse engaged and destroyed the Aquitaynian home fleet, under the command of Lord Admiral Kon'rei of Atlium. The battle took place in King's Bay in Aquitayne, and was the first major engagement of the War of the Usurper. The battle was one of the most decisive in naval history and is the single greatest defeat in the history of the Aquitaynian Navy.