Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)

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Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)

Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)

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 larger Spanish fleet under Admiral Don José de Córdoba y Ramos near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)

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