Luis de Córdova y Córdova (8 February 1706 – 29 December 1796) was a Spanish admiral. He is best known for his command of the Spanish fleet during the American War of Independence. His best remembered actions were the capture of two British convoys totalling 79 ships between 1780 and 1782, including the capture of 55 ships from a convoy composed of Indiamen, and other cargo ships 60 leagues off Cape St. Vincent. In 1782 he battled the Royal Navy to a stalemate at the Battle of Cape Spartel, but failed to prevent the British relieving the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
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| - Luis de Córdova y Córdova (8 February 1706 – 29 December 1796) was a Spanish admiral. He is best known for his command of the Spanish fleet during the American War of Independence. His best remembered actions were the capture of two British convoys totalling 79 ships between 1780 and 1782, including the capture of 55 ships from a convoy composed of Indiamen, and other cargo ships 60 leagues off Cape St. Vincent. In 1782 he battled the Royal Navy to a stalemate at the Battle of Cape Spartel, but failed to prevent the British relieving the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
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- Spanish-Barbary conflict
*Battle of Cape St Vincent
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| - Luis de Córdova y Córdova (8 February 1706 – 29 December 1796) was a Spanish admiral. He is best known for his command of the Spanish fleet during the American War of Independence. His best remembered actions were the capture of two British convoys totalling 79 ships between 1780 and 1782, including the capture of 55 ships from a convoy composed of Indiamen, and other cargo ships 60 leagues off Cape St. Vincent. In 1782 he battled the Royal Navy to a stalemate at the Battle of Cape Spartel, but failed to prevent the British relieving the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
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