Battle of Cape Lopez
| Battle of Cape Lopez | |||||||
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| Part of the Golden Age of Piracy | |||||||
Illustration of the battle by Charles Dixon | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | Pirates | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Chaloner Ogle | Bartholomew Roberts † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 ship of the line |
1 frigate 1 brig | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
3 killed 272 captured 1 frigate captured | ||||||
The Battle of Cape Lopez was fought in early 1722 during the Golden Age of Piracy. HMS Swallow, a British ship of the line under Captain Chaloner Ogle, defeated the pirate ship of Bartholomew Roberts off the coast of Gabon, West Africa.