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The 'Captain' Capturing the 'San Nicolas' and the 'San José' at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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An incident during the French Revolutionary War, 1793–1802. At the beginning of 1797, the British Admiral Sir John Jervis, with 11 sail of the line, lay in the Tagus, while a Spanish fleet of 27 sail of the line lay at Cartagena. The Spanish intended to join the French fleet at Brest, while Sir John's aim was to prevent this. He prepared to rendezvous with Rear-Admiral William Parker off Cape St Vincent. Admiral Don Jose de Cordova left Cartagena with the Spanish fleet on 1 February for Brest via Cadiz but was blown off course by the fierce Levanter wind. This pushed the Spanish out into the Atlantic until the wind swung north-west on the 13th, by which time they were close to the British fleet. At 2.30am on the morning of the 14th Jervis learnt from a Portuguese frigate that the Spanish fleet was 35 miles to windward.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The 'Captain' Capturing the 'San Nicolas' and the 'San José' at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797

Date

1808

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 35.5 x W 53.3 cm

Accession number

BHC0487

Work type

Painting

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