Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797)

Battle of Cape St. Vincent
Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) and the naval operations during the War of the First Coalition

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14 February 1797
by Robert Cleveley
Date14 February 1797
Location
Near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal
37°01′30″N 8°59′40″W / 37.02500°N 8.99444°W / 37.02500; -8.99444
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain  Spain
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain John Jervis
Kingdom of Great Britain William Waldegrave
Kingdom of Great Britain Charles Thompson
Kingdom of Great Britain William Parker
Kingdom of Great Britain Horatio Nelson
Spain José de Córdoba y Ramos
Spain Francisco Javier Morales
Spain Francisco Winthuysen 
Spain Juan Joaquín Moreno
Spain Conde de Amblimont 
Strength
15 ships of the line
5 frigates
1 sloop
1 cutter
25 ships of the line
7 frigates
1 brig
4 urcas (armed merchantmen)
Casualties and losses
73 dead
227 wounded
4 ships of the line captured
250 dead
550 wounded
3,000 prisoners

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.