Event    From 4/2/1797  To 4/2/1797

Battle of St Vincent

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Portugal, Spain

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

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Battle of St Vincent frieze

See "2018" below for the event that this relief depicts. Camden's Public Art...

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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...

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Nelson's column

Erected to commemorate the Trafalgar victory over Napoleon of 1805. The heigh...

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Other Subjects

George Thomas Dorrell, VC

George Thomas Dorrell, VC

Soldier. Born George Thomas Dorrell in Paddington. Wikipedia informs that he joined the army at the age of fifteen and first served in the Second Boer War. On 1st September 1914, at NĂ©ry, France, d...

Person, Armed Forces, Belgium, France, India, South Africa

War served, WW1
2 memorials
Thomas Gage

Thomas Gage

Born in Firle, England, died in England. He was a British general and colonial governor in America whose mismanagement of the colonists contributed to the American Revolution. Click on the pictu...

Person, Armed Forces, USA

1 memorial
1st Guards

1st Guards

Infantry regiment of the British army. The bearskin on the statue and the fact that they are the most senior regiment of the guards division, indicate that these are almost certainly the Grenadier ...

Group, Armed Forces, Belgium

1 memorial
James Lind

James Lind

Born Edinburgh. Specialised in medical treatment for the navy and in treating scurvy.Not to be confused with another Scots medical John Lind, born 20 years later.

Person, Armed Forces, Medicine, Scotland

1 memorial
Thomas Andrews

Thomas Andrews

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Andrews was born on 24 May 1921 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. He was a service pilot training at the Dallas Aviation School, Texas, USA, when he joined the Royal Air ...

Person, Armed Forces, USA

War served, WW2
1 memorial