A British fleet, lead by John Jervis, defeated a Spanish fleet almost twice its size, near Cape St Vincent, Portugal. Nelson distinguished himself in this battle where he commanded HMS Captain and was subsequently knighted and promoted to Rear-Admiral.
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Battle of St Vincent
See "2018" below for the event that this relief depicts. Camden's Public Art...
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Erected to commemorate the Trafalgar victory over Napoleon of 1805. The heigh...
Hero. Born Berkshire. Royal Navy captain. Served in WW1 and WW2 and awarde...
A line infantry regiment of the British Army. It had many different titles th...
Fought on the anti-royalist side in the Civil War. In 1652 he married for the...
Military commander. Born London of Anglo-Irish descent. Served in both world ...
