Battle of Cape St. Vincent

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent was a naval battle that took place off the southern coast of Portugal on 16 January 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. In 1779 Spain had joined its ally France, which was allied with the Americans, in war against Britain. A British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney defeated a Spanish squadron under Don Juan de Lángara. The battle is sometimes referred to as the Moonlight Battle because it was unusual for naval battles in the Age of Sail to take place at night. It was also the first major naval victory for the British over their European enemies in the war and proved the value of copper-sheathing the hulls of warships.

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1780  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780); Moonlight
naval battle, Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain, Portugal, 

NRP Zambeze, 

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1780 Battle of Cape St. Vincent

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1606 Battle of Cape St. Vincent

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1693 Battle of Lagos

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Richard Paton (1717-1791) (after) - The Moonlight Battle of St Vincent, 26 January 1780 - 618100 - National Trust

The Moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780

The Moonlight Battle- the Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 RMG BHC0430

CombateDeSantaMaríaEntreLaEscuadraDelAlmiranteRodneyYElGeneralLángara1780

Moonlight battle Aftermath

Holman, Cape St Vincent

Combate de Santa María

British convoy of sixty-three ships and all but eight ships captured by Spanish and French under Cordova

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1606	Battle of Cape St. Vincent	Spain, Dutch Republic, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1693	Battle of Lagos	France, Dutch Republic, naval battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1780	Battle of Cape St. Vincent	Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1968	NRP Comandante Hermenegildo Capelo	João Belo-class frigate, escort aviso	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1969	USNS Kellar	survey vessel	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1971	NRP Zambeze	Cacine-class patrol boat, small patrol boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1975	NRP Oliveira e Carmo	corvette, Baptista de Andrade-class corvette	Wikidata
commons	image		A055a161 0825		Commons
commons	image		Richard Paton (1717-1791) (after) - The Moonlight Battle of St Vincent, 26 January 1780 - 618100 - National Trust		Commons
commons	image		The Moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780		Commons
commons	image		The Moonlight Battle- the Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 RMG BHC0430		Commons
commons	image		CombateDeSantaMaríaEntreLaEscuadraDelAlmiranteRodneyYElGeneralLángara1780		Commons
commons	image		Moonlight battle Aftermath		Commons
commons	image		Holman, Cape St Vincent		Commons
commons	image		Combate de Santa María		Commons
commons	image		British convoy of sixty-three ships and all but eight ships captured by Spanish and French under Cordova		Commons