Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797)
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For other battles in the same place, see Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (14 February 1797) was one of the opening battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808), as part of the French Revolutionary Wars, where a British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated a greatly superior Spanish fleet under Admiral Don José de Córdoba y Ramos near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal.
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Battle of Cape St. Vincent | |||||||
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Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) and the naval operations during the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14 February 1797 by Robert Cleveley | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Great Britain | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Jervis William Waldegrave Charles Thompson William Parker Horatio Nelson |
José de Córdoba y Ramos Francisco Javier Morales Francisco Winthuysen † Juan Joaquín Moreno Conde de Amblimont † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15 ships of the line 5 frigates 1 sloop 1 cutter |
25 ships of the line 7 frigates 1 brig 4 urcas (armed merchantmen) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
73 dead 227 wounded |
4 ships of the line captured 250 dead 550 wounded 3,000 prisoners |
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