Fleet Movements Before the Battle
- When
- 13 February 1797
- Where
- waters off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal
- Part of
- Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Spanish fleet of 27 ships of the line lay at Cartagena; Nelson reached the fifteen-ship British fleet on 13 February and reported the Spanish position to Jervis.
Early in 1797, the Spanish fleet of 27 ships of the line lay at Cartagena on the Mediterranean Sea. On 13 February, Nelson reached the British fleet of fifteen ships off Spain and told the location of the Spanish fleet to Jervis, commanding from his flagship Victory. During the night, Jervis heard Spanish signal guns in the fog, though he still had no idea of the size of the fleet he was up against.
Sources
- Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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