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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.
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14 February 1797 by Robert Cleveley. Jervis was promoted admiral of the blue on 1 June 1795 and appointed to command the Mediterranean Fleet. [93] [94] Boyne had caught fire on 1 May 1795 [95] [96] and had blown up in Spithead, the result of an accident, [97] and Jervis lost almost all of his possessions. [98]
Infante don Pelayo going to rescue Santisima Trinidad at Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797 In 1797, she was the flagship of Teniente General José de Córdoba y Ramos , the Spanish commander, at Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797, where she was badly damaged and nearly captured by the British fleet.
The action of 26 April 1797 was a minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in which ... This resulted in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on 14 ...
The French Revolutionary Wars continued from 1796, with France fighting the First Coalition.. On 14 February, British admiral Jervis met and defeated a Spanish fleet off Portugal at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
HMS San Josef was a 114-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.Originally built at Ferrol in Galicia for the Spanish Navy in 1782–83, she was captured from the Spanish Navy at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797 (when she was still named in Spanish San José).
Today's location of the battle, its name and date ... Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797) 1797-02-14 ... Waldegrave Thompson Parker Nelson: Netherlands: Battle of ...
After a squall, he encounters the fleet, which quickly proceeds to Cape St. Vincent where they fight the Spanish fleet on 14 February 1797, Kathleen acting as a support ship for Lord Nelson. Entangled in the battle, Ramage and Kathleen become integral in the fouling of San Nicholas aboard San Jose, allowing Nelson in HMS Captain to come into ...