Historedia
Episode 2 of 4

Spanish retreat and blockade of Cádiz

When
from February 1797 until 1802
Where
Cádiz and Lagos Bay
Part of
Battle of Cape St. Vincent

The defeated Spanish fleet returned to Cádiz, where Jervis's blockade curtailed Spanish naval activity until the 1802 Peace of Amiens.

After the battle the defeated Spanish fleet returned to Cádiz, where it was blockaded until the 1802 Peace of Amiens. Jervis resumed his blockade of the Spanish fleet in Cádiz, and its continuation for most of the following three years largely curtailed the Spanish fleet. Approximately 3,000 Spanish prisoners from the four prizes were landed in Portugal while the British fleet lay at Lagos Bay.

Sources

  1. Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21

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