Action of 25 January 1797

The action of 25 January 1797 was a minor naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought in the Gulf of Cádiz. The Spanish third-rate ship of the line San Francisco de Asís was attacked and pursued for several hours by a British squadron of three fifth-rates frigates and a sixth-rate corvette under George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway. After an intermittent but fierce exchange of fire, the British warships, badly damaged, were eventually forced to withdraw. The San Francisco de Asís, which suffered only minor damage, was able to return to Cádiz without difficulties. The commander of the ship, Captain Alonso de Torres y Guerra, was promoted for his success.

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1797  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, Spain, 

San Francisco de Asís, 

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Asis frigates

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1797	Action of 25 January 1797	naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
commons	image		CombateDeSanVicenteElNavíoPelayoAcudeEnAuxilioDelNavíoSantísimaTrinidad		Commons
commons	image		Asis frigates		Commons