Nelson captured San José by boarding from San Nicolás

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Nelson captured San José by boarding from San Nicolás was a daring naval action in which British Admiral Horatio Nelson personally led a boarding attack from one Spanish ship to seize another during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boarding action ⓘ
event ⓘ
naval action ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Navy ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
commandedFrom HMS Captain ⓘ
commander Horatio Nelson ⓘ
conflict French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
date 1797 ⓘ
describedAs daring naval action ⓘ
decisive moment in the Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ
followedBy consolidation of British control in the battle line ⓘ
hasCasusBelli war between Britain and Spain during the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
hasCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
hasEffect capture of valuable Spanish prizes ⓘ
enhanced reputation of Horatio Nelson ⓘ
hasLanguageName English ⓘ
hasParticipant HMS Captain ⓘ
Horatio Nelson ⓘ
San José ⓘ
San Nicolás ⓘ
involves capture of enemy flagship ⓘ
close-quarters combat ⓘ
ledByRank Rear Admiral ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
off Cape St Vincent ⓘ
method boarding from San Nicolás to San José ⓘ
notableFor capture of two Spanish ships of the line in succession ⓘ
personal boarding attack led by Horatio Nelson ⓘ
opponentCountry Spain ⓘ
opposingForce Spanish fleet at Cape St Vincent ⓘ
partOf Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ
partOfCampaign British naval operations against Spain in 1797 ⓘ
precededBy engagement of HMS Captain with Spanish ships ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
shipBoardedFrom San Nicolás ⓘ
shipBoardedTo San José ⓘ
tacticalObjective break Spanish line and capture enemy ships ⓘ
year 1797 ⓘ

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Battle of Cape St Vincent → notableEvent → Nelson captured San José by boarding from San Nicolás ⓘ