The Battle of Cape St Vincent - Nelsons Patent Bridge by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SQN109 Although the Union forces had

Although the Union forces had won

Original colour print published 1911

which for over a month battled its way through to eventually relieve the pockets few survivors

In the Coldstream Guards

Faslane on the Gareloch

The Battle of Cape St Vincent - Nelsons Patent Bridge by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SQN109 Although the Union forces hadDHM6845AP. The Battle of Cape St Vincent Nelsons Patent Bridge by Ivan Berryman. As the early morning fog and mist began to clear on 14th February 1797, the British squadron commanded by Admiral Jervis spotted two columns of Spanish ships and immediately set off in pursuit. Horatio Nelson was stationed at the very rear of the British squadron in HMS Captain and, from this vantage point Nelson suspected that the Spanish would form into a single