Admiral Federico Gravina

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Admiral Federico Gravina was a prominent Spanish naval officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, best known for his leadership roles in the Napoleonic-era naval campaigns against Britain.

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Admiral Federico Gravina canonical 1

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instanceOf Spanish admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
birthDate 1756-08-12 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
Palermo ⓘ
causeOfDeath wounds sustained in battle ⓘ
collaboratedWith Pierre-Charles Villeneuve ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
deathDate 1806-03-09 ⓘ
deathPlace Cádiz ⓘ
linked to: Cadiz

Spain ⓘ
enemyOf Royal Navy ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
familyName Gravina ⓘ
fieldOfWork diplomacy ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
givenName Federico ⓘ
languageSpoken Italian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
militaryBranch Spanish Navy ⓘ
militaryConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral ⓘ
Teniente general de la Real Armada ⓘ
name Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli ⓘ
nativeLanguage Spanish ⓘ
nobleTitle Marquis of Gravina ⓘ
notableCommander Horatio Nelson ⓘ
notableFor leadership of Spanish naval forces against Britain during the Napoleonic era ⓘ
notableWork command of the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
participation in the Battle of Algeciras Bay (1801) ⓘ
participation in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797) ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
participantIn Battle of Algeciras Bay ⓘ
Battle of Cape St. Vincent ⓘ
Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
placeOfBurial Cádiz ⓘ
linked to: Cadiz
positionHeld Commander of the Spanish fleet at Trafalgar ⓘ
Spanish ambassador to France ⓘ
member of the Supreme Junta of the Spanish Navy ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
servedUnder King Charles IV of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Charles IV of Spain

King Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ

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Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) → fleetCommander → Admiral Federico Gravina ⓘ