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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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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La acción del 25 de enero de 1 ...... , fue ascendido por su hazaña.
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The Action of 25 January 1797 ...... was promoted for his success.
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Бой у Кадиса 25 января 1797 го ...... ыл награждён за свои действия.
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1797-01-25
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Spanish victory
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Anglo-Spanish War (1796)
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Battle between San Francisco d ...... anvas. Naval Museum of Madrid.
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La acción del 25 de enero de 1 ...... , fue ascendido por su hazaña.
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The Action of 25 January 1797 ...... was promoted for his success.
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Бой у Кадиса 25 января 1797 го ...... ыл награждён за свои действия.
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Acción del 25 de enero de 1797
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Action of 25 January 1797
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Бой у Кадиса (1797)
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Action of 25 January 1797
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