Battle of Cape Spartel, 20th October 1782

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Battle of Cape Spartel

20^th October 1782
Part of : The American War of Independence (1775/04/19 - 1784/01/14)
Previous action : Action of 18 October 1782 18.10.1782
Next action : Ruby v La Solitaire 6.12.1782


Allied (Royaume de France & Spain)

Spanish Ships
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Nuestra Señora de la Santisima Trinidad (116) 1769-1805 Spanish 116 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line		Squadron Flagship
Name : San Vicente Ferrer (80) 1768-1797 Spanish 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Rayo (80) 1749-1805 Spanish 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : San Rafael (80) 1771-1805 Spanish 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : San Justo (74) 1779-1828 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : España (74) 1757-1809 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : San Lorenzo (74) 1768-1815 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Juan Araoz y CaroSpanish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1782
Name : San Juan Bautista (74) 1772-1809 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : San Isidro (74) 1768-1797 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Justo Riquelme y SalafrancaSpanish Naval Sailor Service 1732-1832
Name : Firme (74) 1755-1805 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : San Joaquín (74) 1771-1817 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Galicia (70) 1750-1797 Spanish 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Santa Isabel (68) 1767-1803 Spanish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Brillante (68) 1754-1790 Spanish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Vencedor (68) 1755-1810 Spanish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Terrible (68) 1755-1811 Spanish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Arrogante (68) 1754-1797 Spanish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Guerrero (68) 1755-1850 Spanish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Serio (68) 1752-1805 Spanish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Triunfante (68) 1756-1795 Spanish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Septentrion (64) 1751-1784 Spanish 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : San Isidoro (64) 1776-1794 Spanish 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line		2 Wounded
Name : Castilla (60) 1780-1808 Spanish 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

French Ships, Jean Guillaume Toussaint Picquet (Comte de la Motte)French Naval Sailor Service 1735-1745
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : L'Invincible (100) 1780-1808 French 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line	Jean Guillaume Toussaint Picquet (Comte de la Motte)French Naval Sailor Service 1735-1745	Squadron Flagship
Name : Le Majestueux (106) 1780-1808 French 106 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1797 Renamed "Républicain"
Name : Le Royal Louis (110) 1780-1794 French 110 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Républicain"	Antoine-Hilarion de BeaussetFrench Naval Sailor Service 1782
Name : Le Bretagne (110) 1766-1796 French 110 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1793 Renamed "Révolutionnaire"
Name : L'Actif (74) 1757-1784 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Armand-François Cillart de Surville (Seigneur de Suville et de Kerguezennec)French Naval Sailor Service 1754-1786
Name : Le Dictateur (74) 1782-1807 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Liberté"
Name : Le Guerrier (74) 1753-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Le Robuste (74) 1758-1784 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Le Suffisant (74) 1782-1793 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Le Zodiaque (74) 1756-1784 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : L'Indien (64) 1770-1783 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Unengaged Spanish Ships
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Purisima Concepcion (112) 1779-1810 Spanish 112 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line		Squadron Flagship
Name : San Fernando (80) 1765-1813 Spanish 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Tomas GeraldinoSpanish Naval Sailor
Name : África (74) 1752-1809 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Jose Antonio Eulalio Peralta y Rivera de las RoelasSpanish Naval Sailor
Name : Miño (74) 1779-1808 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Juan ObandoSpanish Naval Sailor Service 1732-1832
Name : San Eugenio (70) 1775-1804 Spanish 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Antonio Del MonteSpanish Naval Sailor , Ignacio Duque de EstradaSpanish Naval Sailor
Name : Oriente (68) 1753-1808 Spanish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : San Julian (64) 1781-1819 Spanish 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Francisco Hidalgo de Cisneros y la TorreSpanish Naval Sailor Service 1731-1831
Name : Astuto (60) 1759-1810 Spanish 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Unengaged French Ships
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Le Terrible (110) 1780-1804 French 110 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line		Squadron Flagship
Name : Le Bien Aimé (74) 1769-1786 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Name : Le Lion (64) 1751-1785 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Santa Natalia (22) 1780-1791 Spanish 22 Gun 6th Rate Sloop	Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros y la TorreSpanish Naval Sailor Service 1775-1875

Great Britain

The Vanguard Squadron - Lead Division, The Hon. Samuel BarringtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1740-1794
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Britannia (100) 1762-1825 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur"	Joseph PeytonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799 , Benjamin HillBritish Naval Sailor Service 1750-1783	Squadron Flagship
Name : Atlas (98) 1782-1802 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line	George VandeputBritish Naval Sailor Service 1758
Name : Royal William (84) 1757-1813 British 84 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line	John Carter AllenBritish Naval Sailor Service 1745-1799
Name : Ganges (74) 1782-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Charles FieldingBritish Naval Sailor Service 1756-1778
Name : Goliath (74) 1781-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Sir Hyde ParkerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1751-1805
Name : Panther (60) 1758-1813 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	Robert SimontonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1754-1795
Name : Ruby (64) 1776-1821 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	John CollinsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1751-1794

The Vanguard Squadron - Rear Division
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Blenheim (90) 1761-1801 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line	Adam DuncanBritish Naval Sailor Service 1746-1849	Squadron Flagship
Name : Foudroyant (80) 1758-1787 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	John JervisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1749-1806
Name : Edgar (74) 1779-1835 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1814 Renamed "Retribution"	William CayleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1762-1795
Name : Suffolk (74) 1765-1803 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Sir George Home (7^th Baronet of Blackadder)British Naval Sailor Service 1759-1802
Name : Polyphemus (64) 1782-1827 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	The Hon. William Clement FinchBritish Naval Sailor Service 1772-1794
Name : Vigilant (64) 1774-1816 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	John Leigh DouglasBritish Naval Sailor Service 1760-1810

The Main Squadron - Lead Division, Lord Richard Howe (4^th Viscount Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Victory (100) 1765-2019 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line	The Hon. John Leveson GowerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1758-1790 , Henry DuncanBritish Naval Sailor Service 1755-1782	Fleet Flagship
Name : Princess Royal (98) 1773-1807 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line	Jonathon FaulknorBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1795
Name : Alexander (74) 1778-1794 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Lord Edward Michael Pakenham (2^nd Baron Longford)British Naval Sailor Service 1761-1782
Name : Crown (64) 1782-1816 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Samuel ReeveBritish Naval Sailor Service 1746-1799
Name : Sampson (64) 1781-1832 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	John HarveyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1753-1791

The Main Squadron - Rear Division, Lord Samuel Hood (1^st Baron Hood)British Naval Sailor Service 1741-1793
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Queen (90) 1769-1811 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line	William DomettBritish Naval Sailor Service 1769-1819
Name : Bellona (74) 1760-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Richard OnslowBritish Naval Sailor Service 1758-1805
Name : Egmont (74) 1768-1799 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	James FergusonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1742-1793
Name : Asia (64) 1764-1804 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Richard Rodney BlighBritish Naval Sailor Service 1750-1813

The Rearguard Squadron - Lead Division, Sir Richard Hughes (2^nd Baronet of East Bergholt)British Naval Sailor Service 1739-1805
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Princess Amelia (80) 1757-1788 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	John ReynoldsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1758-1784	Squadron Flagship
Name : Dublin (74) 1757-1784 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Archibald DicksonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1752-1802
Name : Fortitude (74) 1780-1820 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	George KeppelBritish Naval Sailor Service 1774-1804
Name : Bienfaisant (64) 1758-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	John HoworthBritish Naval Sailor Service 1742-1799
Name : Raisonable (64) 1768-1815 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Lord John Augustus HerveyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1796

The Rearguard Squadron - Rear Division, Mark MilbankeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1737-1802
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Ocean (90) 1761-1791 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line	Richard BogerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1754-1814	Squadron Flagship
Name : Union (90) 1756-1816 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line 1802 Renamed "Sussex"	John DalrympleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1740-1795
Name : Cambridge (80) 1755-1808 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	The Hon. Keith StewartBritish Naval Sailor Service 1759-1794
Name : Vengeance (74) 1774-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	John MoutrayBritish Naval Sailor Service 1744-1783
Name : Buffalo (30) 1777-1783 British 30 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	John HollowayBritish Naval Sailor Service 1770-1821

British Frigates and Other Vessels
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Latona (38) 1781-1816 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	Hugh Seymour ConwayBritish Naval Sailor Service 1776-1794

Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Berwick (74) 1775-1795 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	The Hon. Charles PhippsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1771-1783

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