Action of 5 October 1804

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"Battle of Cape Santa Maria" redirects here. For the battle in the American Revolutionary War that took place in the same vicinity, see Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780).

Anglo-Spanish War
Part of the Napoleonic Wars

The action of 5 October 1804, Francis Sartorius
Date5 October 1804
Location
Off Cape Santa Maria, Atlantic Ocean
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom Spain
Commanders and leaders
Graham Moore José de Bustamante  Surrendered
Strength
4 frigates 4 frigates
Casualties and losses
9 killed and wounded 349 killed and wounded
600 captured
3 frigates captured
1 frigate destroyed

The Battle of Cape Santa Maria was a naval engagement that took place off the southern Portuguese coast, in which a British squadron under the command of Commodore Graham Moore attacked and defeated a Spanish squadron commanded by Brigadier Don José de Bustamante y Guerra.