36°53′48″N 7°53′42″W / 36.89663°N 7.895033°W
Anglo-Spanish War | |||||||
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Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||
![]() The action of 5 October 1804, Francis Sartorius | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
4 frigates | 4 frigates | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
9 killed and wounded |
349 killed and wounded 600 captured 3 frigates captured 1 frigate destroyed |
The Battle of Cape Santa Maria was a naval engagement that took place off the southern Portuguese coast, in which a British squadron under the command of Commodore Graham Moore attacked and defeated a Spanish squadron commanded by Brigadier Don José de Bustamante y Guerra.