Action of 14 June 1742

Action of 14 June 1742
Part of the War of the Austrian Succession & the War of Jenkins' Ear
Spanish galley of the late reign of Charles II. Painting by Manuel de Castro.
Date 14 June 1742 Location Saint Tropez, France 43°16′24″N 6°38′23″E / 43.273296°N 6.639621°E / 43.273296; 6.639621 Result British victory
Belligerents
Spain	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Donato Domas	Richard Norris
Strength
5 Royal galleys[1]	2 fourth-rates 1 sloop 1 fireship[2]
Casualties and losses
5 Royal galleys burned	Minor

The action of 14 June 1742 was a minor naval battle of the War of the Austrian Succession in which a small British squadron under Captain Richard Norris burned 5 Spanish royal galleys at the French port of Saint Tropez. Norris had surprised the galleys near Sainte-Marguerite and had chased and driven them into the French port. The British captain, in spite of alleged French neutrality, followed the Spanish vessels into the port and destroyed them at slight cost.