Person
Jervis
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Years
- 1797
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jervis, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Battle of Santa Cruz
1797Role: Admiral who dispatched Nelson's squadron
- Nelson wounded in the arm
Nelson was wounded in the arm during the assault; the arm was subsequently partially amputated, a stigma he carried to his grave.
- Nelson's squadron sails for the Canaries
Nelson departed for the Canary Islands on 14 July 1797 with a mixed squadron of ships of the line, frigates, a cutter, and a mortar boat.
- Amphibious assault on Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nelson launched the amphibious assault on 22 July 1797; it was defeated, and the landing party withdrew under truce on 25 July after losing several hundred men.
- Nelson wounded in the arm
Sources
- Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23