Cape St Vincent 1797

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battle of the French Revolutionary Wars naval battle

Cape St Vincent 1797 was a major naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British Royal Navy, under Admiral Sir John Jervis, defeated a larger Spanish fleet off the southwestern coast of Portugal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
admiralOnBritishSide Admiral Sir John Jervis ⓘ
admiralOnSpanishSide Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos ⓘ
awardedTitle Earl St Vincent ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
campaign British naval campaign against Spain 1797 ⓘ
capturedSpanishShips 4 ships of the line ⓘ
combatant Royal Navy ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
commander John Jervis ⓘ
José de Córdoba y Ramos ⓘ
conflict French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
countryNearBattlefield Portugal ⓘ
countryOfDefeatedSide Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
countryOfVictoriousSide Great Britain ⓘ
date 1797-02-14 ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
fleetSizeBritish 15 ships of the line ⓘ
fleetSizeSpanish 27 ships of the line ⓘ
followedBy continued British naval dominance in the Atlantic ⓘ
location off Cape St Vincent ⓘ
southwestern coast of Portugal ⓘ
navalPowerInvolved Spanish Navy ⓘ
surface form: Armada Española

Royal Navy ⓘ
navalTacticsUsed breaking the line ⓘ
line of battle ⓘ
notableEvent Nelson’s breaking of the line and boarding of Spanish ships ⓘ
notableParticipant Horatio Nelson ⓘ
notableShipBritish HMS Captain ⓘ
HMS Victory ⓘ
notableShipSpanish Salvador del Mundo ⓘ
San Isidro ⓘ
San José ⓘ
San Nicolás ⓘ
objective prevent Spanish fleet from joining French forces ⓘ
partOf War of the First Coalition ⓘ
precededBy Spanish declaration of war on Britain in 1796 ⓘ
primaryOpposingFleet Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
surface form: British Mediterranean Fleet

Spanish fleet from Cartagena and Cádiz ⓘ
region off the Algarve coast ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance secured British control of sea routes off Portugal ⓘ
weakened Spanish naval power ⓘ
theatre Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
titleAwardedTo John Jervis ⓘ
year 1797 ⓘ

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