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Early in 1797 a Spanish fleet of 27 sail of the line lay at Cartagena, with the intention of joining the French fleet at Brest. The British commander, Sir John Jervis, aimed to prevent this, and repaired to rendezvous with Rear-Admiral William Parker off Cape St Vincent. The Spanish fleet left Cartagena on 1 February but were caught by a fierce wind, blowing between Gibraltar and Cadiz. This pushed the Spanish into the Atlantic and by 13 February, close to the British fleet. After battle was joined with part of the Spanish force, Commodore Nelson in the 'Captain' unconventionally fell out of Jervis's line of battle and threw his ship across the path of the escaping enemy squadron against heavy odds, engaging and capturing by boarding the 'San Nicolas'. When the latter ran foul of the 'San Josef' in the process, Nelson boarded and captured her as well, the feat being quickly dubbed 'Nelson's Patent Bridge for boarding first-rates'.
(Note: the Spanish 'San José', captured at Cape St Vincent, is known in English as 'San Josef', the name under which she was taken into the Navy.)
Title
Nelson Boarding the 'San Josef' at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797
Date
1829
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 162.5 x W 223.5 cm
Accession number
BHC0492
Acquisition method
National Maritime Museum (Greenwich Hospital Collection)
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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