Action of 7 July 1799

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Action of 7 July 1799
Part of the Napoleonic Wars
Date 7 July 1799 Location Bay of Gibraltar Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
	Flag-Lieut. Frederick Maitland  (POW)
Strength
1 Frigate (34 guns)	1 Cutter (18 guns)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1 Cutter captured[1]

The action of 7 July 1799 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which the Spanish 34-gun frigate Nuestra Señora del Carmen captured the Royal Navy's 18-gun Hired armed cutter Penelope, which was under the command of Sir Frederick Maitland.