115:
101:
1435:
1389:
1624:
1591:
1554:
1517:
1480:
1724:, almost losing Hardy a second time when his boat was cut off. To ensure his subordinate's safety Nelson backed his sails in the face of the Spanish force, a move which unnerved the Spanish who retreated, assuming that a British fleet was in the vicinity. Passing directly through the main Spanish fleet under
1126:
to open fire, to which Stuart responded. At close range the battle continued for two hours and 50 minutes, the
Spanish ship losing its mizzenmast and having its fore and main masts severely damaged. Nelson repeatedly called on Stuart to surrender during the action, but was rebuffed, the Spanish
1135:, where he was impressed by his opponent's royal ancestry and returned his sword in a gesture of respect for his resistance. Nelson later recounted losses of 164 on the Spanish ship and seven killed and 34 wounded on his own, although Spanish reports record 12 killed and 43 wounded on
1071:
in the early years of the war. Preston had recently replaced
Captain Charles Sawyer, known to his crew as "that Man fucking Bugger Sawyer", who had been court-martialed and dismissed from his command for a series of homosexual assaults on young
1131:"No Sir, not whilst I have the means of fighting left." Only at 01:20, when casualties had reach unsustainable levels, did Stuart hail Nelson to declare his surrender and call for a cease-fire. Nelson brought the Spanish captain on board
881:
and sailing away to the east. The captured
Spanish ship was swiftly recaptured. Nelson was able to reach Elba and remove the garrison without further engagements, reconnoitering French and Spanish naval bases on his route back to
422:
2399:
415:
936:, while the disastrous failure of the allied defense of the city was marked by accusations that Spanish forces had deliberately sabotaged a combined operation to destroy the French Mediterranean Fleet.
247:
408:
1681:, and Nelson had to collect him there, finally sailing for Gibraltar with his passengers and stores on 29 January 1797. As a final service in the Mediterranean, Nelson split his force, sending
2404:
943:, and in August 1795 they signed a peace treaty with France, removing their forces from the Mediterranean campaign. Inconclusive fighting that year between British and French fleets at the
767:
were the vanguard of a much larger squadron. One
Spanish frigate was captured and another damaged before Spanish reinforcements drove the British off and recaptured the lost ship.
682:
1701:
1119:, coming alongside at 22:40. Reportedly, as he came up, Nelson hailed the Spanish captain and was told "this is a Spanish frigate, and you may begin as soon as you please."
240:
672:
642:
770:
The action came just two months after the
Spanish declaration of war. Having previously been an ally of Britain, Spain had been forced to sign a peace treaty with the
1543:
1163:
872:
632:
184:
2251:
1465:
1088:
824:
233:
172:
1580:
1506:
1169:
1094:
1076:
and sailors. As Jervis sailed for Lisbon from
Gibraltar with his fleet on 16 December, Nelson's small squadron departed in the opposite direction, towards Elba.
834:
190:
178:
647:
1273:
being overrun, Culverhouse took the prize into the path of the
Spanish, prominently displaying the British flag over the Spanish. Through careful manoeuvres
696:
637:
1674:
2253:
The
Ungovernable Rock: A History of the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom and its role in Britain's Mediterranean Strategy During the Revolutionary War (1793–1797)
1154:
was badly damaged, losing seven killed and 15 wounded in the attack; Preston, who had not suffered a single casualty, reported that the
Spanish captain
960:
802:
by the
British earlier in the year after the French occupation of Tuscany. Jervis determined to evacuate the island and sent Nelson with the frigates
1669:, trying to persuade him to remove most of the garrison from the island. De Burgh refused and Nelson left to liaise with the former viceroy of the
1696:
Nelson arrived at Gibraltar on 9 February, disembarking his passengers. On 29 January Culverhouse, Hardy and the seamen in the prize crew from the
1277:
was able to distract and delay the Spanish enough to allow Nelson to escape, refusing to surrender until the remaining masts had fallen overboard.
1006:, to which all of the remaining British personnel in the Mediterranean withdrew. Ashe pulled his main fleet to the Tagus, Jervis ordered Commodore
1473:
1100:
764:
139:
913:. The Spanish refused to allow British officers to command Spanish forces, and tensions between the fleets were still high following the 1790
819:
During his passage to Elba, Nelson's squadron encountered Stuart's Spanish frigates off Murcia on 19 December and attacked, Nelson taking
967:
eliminated Britain's Italian allies, while diplomatic negotiations brought Spain into an alliance with France in August, through the
1614:
1182:
867:
199:
1666:
662:
471:
257:
2330:
2378:
1710:
which included Stuart. This complete, Nelson sailed onwards to join with Jervis off Cádiz. On 11 February he was chased by
627:
998:, denying the British safe anchorages in the Western Mediterranean. As a temporary base Jervis ordered the seizure of the
736:
285:
2261:
1745:
2305:
2283:
2240:
2221:
2199:
2177:
2155:
1942:
1740:, Nelson was instrumental in inflicting a serious defeat on the Spanish. More than five decades after the battle the
1737:
887:
456:
432:
379:
905:
had become reluctant allies in 1793, despite a history of antagonism in the Mediterranean, against the newly formed
975:
779:
506:
1162:
did not stop the withdrawal until it came within sight of a larger Spanish squadron. This force included frigates
2293:
1300:
948:
361:
2340:
LeJacq, Seth Stein (2015). "Buggery's travels: Royal Navy sodomy on ship and shore in the eighteenth century".
968:
926:
775:
612:
1368:
1203:
1030:
803:
794:. By December 1796 the only remaining British forces in the Mediterranean were the garrison on the island of
272:
154:
2143:
1725:
1299:
carried by the ship, including the maindeck guns which were taken into consideration when calculating its
1210:
to command a prize crew of 40 petty-officers and sailors, the British frigate towing the disabled Spanish
1716:
971:. On 5 October Spain declared war on Britain and a large Spanish fleet united with the French at Toulon.
657:
617:
602:
372:
336:
2409:
910:
583:
563:
496:
326:
303:
982:, at the mouth of the sea, was too small to support a fleet and so Jervis withdrew all the way to the
732:
607:
578:
553:
548:
538:
528:
501:
476:
451:
384:
297:
30:
871:
appeared. Recognising the superiority of his opponents, Nelson briefly engaged the leading frigate
1021:
squadron to Elba and collect the remaining personnel as the final evacuation of the Mediterranean.
898:
689:
491:
106:
597:
461:
367:
778:
on 5 October 1796. Outnumbered and isolated, the British Mediterranean Fleet under Vice-Admiral
1670:
1044:
999:
944:
799:
622:
543:
516:
481:
355:
349:
341:
1932:
1052:
906:
771:
713:
667:
558:
309:
2187:
2120:
2008:
1721:
1214:
when the larger squadron appeared at 04:00. Abandoning the tow rope, Nelson sailed to meet
568:
8:
1060:
940:
708:
511:
1693:
and Cartagena, confirming in each place that the French and Spanish fleets were at sea.
466:
2357:
2125:
2013:
1419:
1230:
fought a sharp half-hour engagement, inflicting enough damage to force the captain to
1155:
1037:
1011:
964:
810:
677:
573:
161:
922:
225:
2374:
2361:
2326:
2317:
2301:
2279:
2257:
2236:
2217:
2195:
2173:
2151:
1938:
1741:
1707:
1428:
1308:
1231:
1064:
859:
pursued, a larger Spanish squadron, including two more frigates and the huge 112-gun
486:
331:
2349:
1934:
Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition: Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 1772–1853
1729:
1282:
1254:. Unable to oppose such overwhelming force, Nelson turned away towards the distant
1178:
1128:
1084:
1080:
902:
863:
748:
652:
58:
54:
2353:
890:, at which he played a key part in the decisive defeat of the main Spanish fleet.
2271:
1732:
and notified the admiral that the Spanish were at sea. Nelson resumed command of
1382:
1139:. Although the British frigate was structurally intact, the rigging and sails of
1048:
918:
774:
in August 1795 and subsequently to declare war on Britain under the terms of the
314:
279:
2209:
2165:
1377:
1007:
760:
703:
400:
319:
133:
2393:
1748:, awarded upon application to all British participants still living in 1847.
914:
752:
292:
978:
ordered the British Mediterranean Fleet to withdraw from the Mediterranean.
925:
engaged in such a heated argument with his British counterpart Vice-Admiral
1658:
1623:
1590:
1553:
1516:
1479:
1269:, the British ship hampered by its damaged rigging. To prevent the damaged
1211:
744:
1218:, substantially ahead of the rest of the squadron as his lieutenants took
2371:
The Line upon a Wind: The Greatest War Fought at Sea Under Sail 1793–1815
2276:
The Fall of Toulon: The Last Opportunity the Defeat the French Revolution
1068:
930:
751:. The British squadron was the last remaining British naval force in the
2320:
The Pursuit of Victory : The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson
843:
shattering the Spanish ship and inflicting heavy casualties. Eventually
1434:
1388:
1202:
Nelson had sent his first and second lieutenants, John Culverhouse and
1175:
1073:
860:
740:
196:
2400:
Naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars involving Great Britain
990:. During the summer and early autumn of 1796 French forces had seized
929:
over strategy that he threatened to open fire on the British flagship
2192:
The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume III
1690:
1304:
979:
939:
During 1794 and 1795 the Spanish suffered a series of defeats in the
883:
952:
787:
169:
151:
791:
1018:
995:
991:
959:
sending raiding squadrons against British trade. During 1796 the
1261:
At dawn on 20 December the entire Spanish squadron, rejoined by
974:
Under threat from this much larger combined force, Vice-Admiral
1678:
1296:
1186:. Outnumbered, Preston pulled back as the squadron advanced on
1087:
when he sighted a squadron of two Spanish frigates, the 40-gun
1079:
At 22:00 on 19 December Nelson's squadron was off the coast of
987:
956:
783:
2405:
Naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars involving Spain
983:
120:
62:
1501:. Severely damaged and surrendered. Recaptured 20 December.
1003:
795:
756:
1736:
and when Jervis attacked Córdoba the following day at the
1043:. Minerve was a 38-gun former French ship captured at the
1728:
in heavy fog, Nelson rejoined Jervis on 13 February off
1700:
were taken to Gibraltar aboard the Spanish ship of line
1150:
opening a heavy fire on the retreating Spanish frigate.
2298:
The Naval History of Great Britain, Volume 1, 1793–1796
2256:. London & Toronto: Associated University Presses.
1103:, "reputed the best officer in Spain." Nelson ordered
255:
1343:
1338:
1323:
1318:
1744:
recognised the action with a clasp attached to the
1333:
1328:
886:, returning to Jervis' fleet immediately before the
2316:
16:Naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars
2391:
2230:
839:. For three hours the frigates fought, Nelson's
430:
97:
1238:suffered another 10 sailors wounded. By 04:30
1051:, the crew augmented by a detachment from the
1099:. This squadron was commanded by Captain Don
416:
241:
1661:on Elba on 27 December, three days ahead of
755:, sent to transport the British garrison of
1281:was recaptured and the prize crew taken as
2088:
2086:
1460:
423:
409:
248:
234:
1969:
1967:
1965:
1963:
1067:, which had seen extensive action in the
759:to safety under the command of Commodore
2208:
2164:
2119:
2028:
2026:
2024:
2007:
1985:
1983:
1981:
1979:
1899:
1897:
1895:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1197:
2368:
2270:
2249:
2142:
2083:
2040:
2038:
1930:
1685:directly back to Gibraltar and sailing
1645:
917:. While supposedly co-operating at the
2392:
2339:
2314:
2186:
2047:
2003:
2001:
1999:
1997:
1995:
1960:
1883:
1250:was closing the range and threatening
2292:
2172:. Ware: Wordsworth Military Library.
2074:
2065:
2056:
2021:
1976:
1915:
1892:
1874:
1865:
1856:
1847:
1838:
1784:
951:led to a stalemate, the French under
404:
229:
2129:. 26 January 1849. pp. 236–245.
2104:
2095:
2035:
1951:
1906:
1829:
1820:
1811:
1802:
1775:
1757:
1295:In this table, "Guns" refers to all
1288:
731:was a minor naval engagement of the
2113:
1992:
1793:
1766:
1665:. There Nelson argued with General
1146:As Nelson fought, Preston attacked
1017:to leave his ship and take a small
735:, fought in the last stages of the
259:Mediterranean campaign of 1793–1796
13:
763:. The Spanish under Commodore Don
14:
2421:
2300:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
2017:. 25 February 1797. p. 200.
1937:. Univ of South Carolina Press.
1622:
1589:
1552:
1515:
1478:
1433:
1387:
113:
99:
2231:Gardiner, Robert, ed. (2001) .
2136:
1924:
782:had been forced to withdraw to
2216:. London: Chatham Publishing.
2194:. London: Chatham Publishing.
183:. Later supported by frigates
1:
2354:10.1080/21533369.2015.1094980
1751:
1315:
893:
790:of the Spanish naval base at
81:captured but later recaptured
2342:Journal of Maritime Research
1652:
1646:Source: Clowes, p. 505
1637:
1634:
1631:
1628:
1621:
1604:
1601:
1598:
1595:
1588:
1567:
1564:
1561:
1558:
1551:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1514:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1477:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1432:
1402:
1399:
1396:
1393:
1386:
949:Battle of the Hyères Islands
7:
2235:. London: Caxton Editions.
1746:Naval General Service Medal
994:and invaded and recaptured
747:frigates off the coast of
286:Burning of the French fleet
10:
2426:
2170:Nelson: The Essential Hero
1738:Battle of Cape St. Vincent
1644:
1640:
1619:
1612:
1611:
1607:
1586:
1579:
1578:
1570:
1549:
1542:
1541:
1533:
1512:
1505:
1504:
1496:
1471:
1464:
1463:
1459:
1451:
1426:
1418:
1417:
1405:
1375:
1367:
1366:
1349:
1317:
1258:, the Spanish in pursuit.
1063:ship commanded by Captain
911:War of the First Coalition
888:Battle of Cape St. Vincent
816:to retrieve the garrison.
729:action of 19 December 1796
24:Action of 19 December 1796
2325:. New York: Basic Books.
2250:Gregory, Desmond (1985).
2233:Fleet Battle and Blockade
1029:Nelson's force comprised
1024:
733:French Revolutionary Wars
442:
267:
205:
145:
126:
91:
36:
31:French Revolutionary Wars
28:
23:
1265:, was strung out behind
1931:Morriss, Roger (1997).
1726:José de Córdoba y Ramos
1689:to reconnoitre Toulon,
1677:. Elliot was ashore in
1158:during the battle, but
1047:, commanded by Captain
969:Treaty of San Ildefonso
851:attacked and drove off
776:Treaty of San Ildefonso
2369:Mostert, Noel (2007).
2315:Knight, Roger (2005).
1671:Anglo-Corsican Kingdom
1575:. Moderately damaged.
1538:. Moderately damaged.
1127:captain responding in
1045:action of 24 June 1795
921:, the Spanish Admiral
800:Grand Duchy of Tuscany
737:Mediterranean campaign
663:Colonia del Sacramento
380:Ganteaume's expedition
127:Commanders and leaders
2188:Clowes, William Laird
1198:Spanish reinforcement
1053:18th Regiment of Foot
206:Casualties and losses
2148:Nelson the Commander
1722:Straits of Gibraltar
1615:Principe de Asturias
1240:Principe de Asturias
1183:Principe de Asturias
877:, before abandoning
868:Principe de Asturias
739:between two British
368:Richery's expedition
200:Principe de Asturias
2150:. London: Penguin.
1706:and were part of a
1414:. Lightly damaged.
1303:, exclusive of any
1246:and the recaptured
1222:away to the south.
1143:were badly cut up.
941:War of the Pyrenees
786:and was enacting a
44:19–20 December 1796
2126:The London Gazette
2014:The London Gazette
1675:Sir Gilbert Elliot
1156:struck his colours
965:Napoleon Bonaparte
798:, seized from the
2410:Conflicts in 1796
2373:. Vintage Books.
2332:978-0-465-03764-3
2144:Bennett, Geoffrey
1708:prisoner exchange
1650:
1649:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1313:
1289:Combatant summary
1234:from the action.
961:Italian campaigns
743:frigates and two
722:
721:
613:St. George's Caye
433:Anglo-Spanish War
398:
397:
224:
223:
87:
86:
2417:
2384:
2380:9-78071-260-9272
2365:
2336:
2324:
2311:
2289:
2272:Ireland, Bernard
2267:
2246:
2227:
2205:
2183:
2161:
2131:
2130:
2117:
2111:
2108:
2102:
2099:
2093:
2090:
2081:
2078:
2072:
2071:Bradford, p. 129
2069:
2063:
2060:
2054:
2051:
2045:
2042:
2033:
2030:
2019:
2018:
2005:
1990:
1989:Bradford, p. 128
1987:
1974:
1971:
1958:
1955:
1949:
1948:
1928:
1922:
1919:
1913:
1910:
1904:
1901:
1890:
1887:
1881:
1880:Bradford, p. 127
1878:
1872:
1871:Bradford, p. 125
1869:
1863:
1860:
1854:
1851:
1845:
1842:
1836:
1833:
1827:
1824:
1818:
1815:
1809:
1808:Gardiner, p. 116
1806:
1800:
1797:
1791:
1788:
1782:
1779:
1773:
1770:
1764:
1761:
1730:Cape St. Vincent
1626:
1593:
1556:
1519:
1482:
1437:
1391:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1316:
1307:carried aboard.
1293:
1283:prisoners of war
1179:ship of the line
1174:and the 112-gun
864:ship of the line
683:3rd Buenos Aires
643:2nd Buenos Aires
633:1st Buenos Aires
564:10 December 1800
534:19 December 1796
497:25 November 1804
492:Cape Santa Maria
457:Cape St. Vincent
437:
425:
418:
411:
402:
401:
390:19 December 1796
262:
260:
250:
243:
236:
227:
226:
119:
117:
116:
109:
105:
103:
102:
38:
37:
21:
20:
2425:
2424:
2420:
2419:
2418:
2416:
2415:
2414:
2390:
2389:
2381:
2333:
2308:
2286:
2264:
2243:
2224:
2210:Forester, C. S.
2202:
2180:
2166:Bradford, Ernle
2158:
2139:
2134:
2118:
2114:
2109:
2105:
2101:Forester, p. 88
2100:
2096:
2091:
2084:
2080:Mostert, p. 189
2079:
2075:
2070:
2066:
2062:Gregory, p. 167
2061:
2057:
2052:
2048:
2044:Forester, p. 87
2043:
2036:
2031:
2022:
2006:
1993:
1988:
1977:
1972:
1961:
1957:Forester, p. 86
1956:
1952:
1945:
1929:
1925:
1920:
1916:
1912:Gardiner, p. 77
1911:
1907:
1902:
1893:
1888:
1884:
1879:
1875:
1870:
1866:
1862:Gregory, p. 160
1861:
1857:
1853:Mostert, p. 186
1852:
1848:
1843:
1839:
1835:Mostert, p. 184
1834:
1830:
1826:Mostert, p. 182
1825:
1821:
1816:
1812:
1807:
1803:
1799:Gardiner, p. 89
1798:
1794:
1789:
1785:
1781:Mostert, p. 113
1780:
1776:
1771:
1767:
1763:Ireland, p. 144
1762:
1758:
1754:
1657:Nelson reached
1655:
1383:George Cockburn
1380:
1291:
1200:
1122:Nelson ordered
1049:George Cockburn
1027:
976:Sir John Jervis
945:Battle of Genoa
923:Juan de Lángara
919:Siege of Toulon
907:French Republic
896:
847:surrendered as
780:Sir John Jervis
772:French Republic
725:
724:
723:
718:
628:Río de la Plata
554:6 February 1799
549:19 January 1799
529:13 October 1796
507:Cape Finisterre
502:7 December 1804
477:16 October 1799
452:25 January 1797
438:
434:
431:
429:
399:
394:
385:13 October 1796
327:Martin's cruise
298:22 October 1793
263:
258:
256:
254:
219:
214:
212:
114:
112:
100:
98:
65:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2423:
2413:
2412:
2407:
2402:
2386:
2385:
2379:
2366:
2348:(2): 102–116.
2337:
2331:
2312:
2306:
2294:James, William
2290:
2284:
2268:
2263:978-0838632253
2262:
2247:
2241:
2228:
2222:
2206:
2200:
2184:
2178:
2162:
2156:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2132:
2112:
2110:Bennett, p. 99
2103:
2094:
2082:
2073:
2064:
2055:
2046:
2034:
2020:
1991:
1975:
1973:Clowes, p. 505
1959:
1950:
1943:
1923:
1921:LeJacq, p. 107
1914:
1905:
1891:
1889:Clowes, p. 493
1882:
1873:
1864:
1855:
1846:
1837:
1828:
1819:
1810:
1801:
1792:
1790:Clowes, p. 212
1783:
1774:
1772:Mostert, p. 97
1765:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1654:
1651:
1648:
1647:
1643:
1642:
1639:
1636:
1633:
1630:
1627:
1620:
1618:
1610:
1609:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1594:
1587:
1585:
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2278:. Cassell.
2121:"No. 20939"
2009:"No. 13986"
1641:Unengaged.
1608:Unengaged.
1093:and 34-gun
1069:West Indies
697:East Indies
668:2 June 1807
559:7 July 1799
435:(1796–1808)
215:42 captured
213:44 wounded,
2394:Categories
1752:References
1376:Commodore
1340:Casualties
1325:Commander
1305:carronades
1176:first rate
1107:to engage
1074:midshipmen
1061:12-pounder
1002:island of
894:Background
861:first rate
833:to attack
741:Royal Navy
658:Montevideo
569:6 May 1801
472:Santa Cruz
220:45 wounded
218:10 killed,
197:first rate
132:Commodore
2362:159668408
2296:(2002) .
2212:(2001) .
2190:(1997) .
2168:(1999) .
2146:(2002) .
1742:Admiralty
1691:Barcelona
1653:Aftermath
1309:broadside
1232:wear away
1111:and took
1085:Cartagena
980:Gibraltar
927:Lord Hood
884:Gibraltar
709:Zamboanga
673:San Pedro
648:Maldonado
574:Algeciras
512:Trafalgar
350:2nd Genoa
293:1st Genoa
211:7 killed,
55:Cartagena
2274:(2005).
1712:Terrible
1703:Terrible
1571:Engaged
1534:Engaged
1497:Engaged
1472:Captain
1452:Engaged
1427:Captain
1406:Engaged
1381:Captain
1357:Wounded
1115:against
953:blockade
947:and the
823:against
788:blockade
678:Miserere
638:Perdriel
608:San Juan
603:Trinidad
592:Americas
446:Atlantic
273:Sardinia
170:Frigates
152:Frigates
146:Strength
49:Location
1734:Captain
1720:in the
1717:Neptuno
1687:Minerve
1683:Blanche
1663:Blanche
1573:Minerve
1545:Matilde
1536:Blanche
1499:Minerve
1422:Blanche
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1165:Matilde
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1133:Minerve
1129:English
1124:Minerve
1113:Minerve
1105:Blanche
1057:Blanche
1040:Blanche
1033:Minerve
1019:frigate
1014:Captain
996:Corsica
992:Leghorn
933:Victory
909:in the
874:Matilde
857:Blanche
849:Blanche
841:Minerve
831:Blanche
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813:Blanche
806:Minerve
539:Menorca
343:Berwick
332:Mykonos
304:Corsica
186:Matilde
164:Blanche
157:Minerve
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1679:Naples
1467:Sabina
1408:Sabina
1345:Notes
1297:cannon
1279:Sabina
1275:Sabina
1220:Sabina
1208:Sabina
1192:Sabina
1137:Sabina
1117:Sabina
1090:Sabina
1081:Murcia
1025:Action
1000:Tuscan
988:Lisbon
957:Toulon
879:Sabina
845:Sabina
826:Sabina
784:Lisbon
749:Murcia
704:Manila
653:Cardal
487:Ferrol
315:Bastia
280:Toulon
174:Sabina
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70:Result
59:Murcia
2358:S2CID
1582:Perla
1508:Ceres
1454:Ceres
1362:Total
1335:Guns
1330:Navy
1320:Ship
1248:Ceres
1244:Perla
1212:prize
1171:Perla
1160:Ceres
1152:Ceres
1148:Ceres
1109:Ceres
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984:Tagus
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855:. As
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792:Cádiz
714:Macau
467:Cádiz
320:Calvi
192:Perla
180:Ceres
121:Spain
63:Spain
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