The Second Battle of Cape Finisterre is a naval battle that takes place on October 25, 1747 (14 October 1747 in the Julian calendar in use in Britain at this time) during the War of the Austrian Succession.
A British fleet of fourteen ships of the line commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke intercepts a French convoy protected by eight French ships of the line commanded by Admiral Desherbiers de l'Etenduère.
The battle takes place in the eastern Atlantic, roughly halfway between Ireland and Cape Finisterre in northwest Spain.
A decisive British victory, It putS an end to French naval operations for the remainder of the war, thus eliminating any threat of an invasion of Britain and threatening the very existence of France's empire overseas.
