War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Cape_Finisterre_(1747)" id="mwLg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)">Second Battle of Cape Finisterre</a>.