Qualla: Capture of the galleon Lion Couronné https://qualla.com/capture-of-the-galleon-lion-couronne en-us © 2026 Bendyline Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:39:03 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Capture of the galleon Lion Couronné https://qualla.com/capture-of-the-galleon-lion-couronne Capture of the galleon Lion Couronné: Introduction https://qualla.com/capture-of-the-galleon-lion-couronne/ In the third week of June 1651, a violent Levante wind pinned two enemies to the same patch of sea. Off Formentera, just south of Ibiza, a French galleon rode out the gale in the lee of the islands. A few miles off, tucked behind a headland, eleven Spanish war galleys sheltered from the same wind — and from the high ground their commander could see the Frenchman plainly. Don Juan of Austria the Younger, viceroy of Sicily and a king's illegitimate son, made his decision: he would wait for the sea to calm, and then he would take that ship.

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]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/n/b/u/capture-of-the-galleon-lion-couronne-wp/snbu-capture-of-the-galleon-lion-couronn-the-trap-behind-the-point.mp3 0:06 3 full Capture of the galleon Lion Couronné: Ninety Minutes at the Bow https://qualla.com/capture-of-the-galleon-lion-couronne/ La Chesnaye saw them coming and made hard choices fast. He scuttled the saetía, moving its crew across to help defend the galleon, and opened fire as the galleys bore down. The Lion Couronné was a formidable target — high-sided and well-gunned — and its cannon tore into the low g...

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