Atlas of Battles

war, 11 engagements

Battles of the Anglo-Spanish War

The atlas places 11 engagements of the Anglo-Spanish War (1796 to 1808): 2 battles, 1 siege and 8 naval actions across 6 present-day countries, most in Spain (4), Uruguay (3), Portugal (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

See them on the globe

Action of 13 October 1796Action of 26 April 1797Cutting out of the HermioneBattle of Colonia del SacramentoAction of 2 June 1807Action of 19 December 1796Battle of Cape St. VincentAction of 19 January 1799Action of 16 October 1799Battle of MontevideoBattle of CardalAction of 19 December 1796Battle of Cape St. VincentAction of 19 January 1799Action of 16 October 1799Battle of MontevideoBattle of CardalChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaHoustonMonterrey5000 km3.053N, 34.500W
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1796: 2 engagements1797: 2 engagements1799: 3 engagements1807: 4 engagements4 in 180717961807
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Action of 13 October 1796, 1796Action of 19 December 1796, 1796Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797Action of 26 April 1797, 1797Action of 19 January 1799, 1799Action of 16 October 1799, 1799Cutting out of the Hermione, 1799Battle of Montevideo, 1807Battle of Cardal, 1807Battle of Colonia del Sacramento, 1807Action of 2 June 1807, 180717961807
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 2 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1796Action of 13 October 1796Cape Gata, SpainBritish victory
1796Action of 19 December 1796Cartagena, SpainInconclusive
14 February 1797Battle of Cape St. VincentCape St. Vincent, PortugalBritish victory
1797Action of 26 April 1797Conil de la Frontera, SpainBritish victory
1799Action of 19 January 1799Europa Point, GibraltarSpanish victory
16 October 1799Action of 16 October 1799Vigo, SpainBritish victory
1799Cutting out of the HermionePuerto Cabello, VenezuelaBritish victory
16 January 1807Battle of MontevideoMontevideo, UruguayBritish victory
20 January 1807Battle of CardalCardal, UruguayBritish victory
21 April 1807Battle of Colonia del SacramentoColonia del Sacramento, UruguayBritish victory
2 June 1807Action of 2 June 1807Paraná Delta, ArgentinaSpanish victory; • Safe passage of Spanish shipping to Buenos Aires...

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Anglo-Spanish War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.