Cape St. Vincent, Portugal
Cape St. Vincent, Portugal
CAPE ST. VINCENT, PORTUGAL. 16 January 1781. Naval victory of Admiral George Brydges Rodney over the Spanish squadron of Admiral Don Juan de Langara.
SEE ALSO Rodney, George Bridges.
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