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
Date	14 February 1797
Location	Near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal37°01′30″N 8°59′40″W
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	Spain
Commanders and leaders
John Jervis; William Waldegrave; Charles Thompson; William Parker; Horatio Nelson	José de Córdoba y Ramos; Francisco Javier Morales; Francisco Winthuysen †; Juan Joaquín Moreno; 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.

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