Battle at The Lizard Battle at The Lizard The naval Battle of the Lizard () took place on 21 October 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession near Lizard Point, Cornwall between two French squadrons under René Duguay-Trouin and Claude de Forbin and an English convoy protected by a squadron under Commodore Richard Edwards. Duguay-Trouin and Forbin were two of the most successful French naval commanders and they caused much damage to the allied merchant fleet. On 20 October 1707 a large merchant fleet consisting of 80 to 130 English ships left Plymouth for Portugal with supplies for the war in Spain. There
United States Naval Forces Europe - Naval Forces Africa waters off Europe and the west coast of Africa were also transferred to European Command. In 2002, the command changed its name to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe (COMUSNAVEUR). On 15 March 2004, NATO’s Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples was activated and its predecessor command, Allied Forces Southern Europe was deactivated. COMUSNAVEUR continues to be dual-hatted as COMJFC Naples. In August 2005 COMUSNAVEUR headquarters completed its relocation to Naples, Italy from London in the United Kingdom. By a directive of 20 September 2005, Naval Forces Europe and Sixth Fleet were merged. NavEur is now co-located with his NATO headquarters. U.S.