Action of 8 May 1744
War
The action of 8 May 1744 was a minor naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which two French ships of the line, the 60-gun Content, and the 64-gun Mars, captured the British 70-gun HMS Northumberland after a desperate action... Wikipedia
Start date: May 8, 1744
Location: Yangtze River, Berlengas, and Chao Lake