Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
August 18, 1796 – July 1808 · English Channel
Result Treaty of Amiens
Spain, now allied with France, fought Britain at sea and in the colonies. Britain won at Cape St Vincent and Trafalgar, and the war ended when Spain turned against Napoleon in 1808.
Great Britain
Spain
Napoleon
military commander
Charles IV of Spain
belligerent leader
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
belligerent leader
Federico Gravina
belligerent leader
José de Córdoba y Ramos
military commander
Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras
military commander
Jose de Mazarredo y Salazar
military commander
Strength and losses
United Kingdom Ships 100
France Ships 83
Battles and events 4
- Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797) July 22–25, 1797 · Spanish victory
- Capture of Minorca (1798) November 7–15, 1798 · British victory
- Treaty of Amiens March 25, 1802 – May 18, 1803
- British invasions of the River Plate 1806 – 1807 · Spanish victory