Cape St. Vincent
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Cape St. Vincent is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe.
North shore of Cape St. Vincent as seen from the lighthouse
The cliffs of the St. Vincent coast
An aerial view of the southwestern St. Vincent coast
Cape St. Vincent lighthouse
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent was a fleet action fought off Cape St. Vincent on 16–17 January 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. A Royal Navy fleet under Admiral of the White Sir George Rodn
Cape St. Vincent
…1751, a Spanish fleet defeated an Algerian fleet in the action of 28 November 1751. In January 1780, a British fleet defeated a Spanish fleet in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780). In August 1780, a Spanish fleet (along with French ships), defeated a British convoy in the action of 9 August 1780…
1780 painting of the battle by Francis Holman
Portrait of Lángara
Portrait of Rodney by Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Moonlight Battle (Dominic Serres, 1781)