File:The sinking of the "Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes" by Francis Sartorius.jpg

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The sinking of the ''Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes''

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Francis Sartorius II: Attack of 4 Spanish vessels by the division of Commodore Moore - 5 October 1804  wikidata:Q124052068 reasonator:Q124052068
Artist
Francis Sartorius II  (1777–1808)  wikidata:Q18783648
 
Alternative names
Francis Sartorius; Francis, le jeune Sartorius; Francis, II Sartorius; Francis II Sartorius; francis sartorius; Francis (II) Sartorius; Francis Sartorius, the younger
Description British painter
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata 1808 Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q18783648
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Title
Attack of 4 Spanish vessels by the division of Commodore Moore - 5 October 1804
label QS:Les,"Attaque de 4 navires espagnols par la division du commodore Moore - 5 octobre 1804"
label QS:Len,"Attack of 4 Spanish vessels by the division of Commodore Moore - 5 October 1804"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Attack of 4 Spanish vessels by the division of Commodore Moore - 5 October 1804; Captain Graham Moore of HMS Indefatigable together with three other three frigates HMS Lively, HMS Medusa and HMS Amphion

Moore sighted the Spanish ships on the 5th October just off Cape Santa Maria in southern Portugal and sent a messenger, Lieutenant Ascott, to the Spanish flagship, the Medea, to explain his orders. The commander of the Spanish treasure convoy, Brigadier Don José de Bustamante y Guerra on the flagship Medea naturally refused to hand over his four laden ships to Moore.

A warning shot across the bows of the Medea failed to have the desired effect and general firing broke out. Within minutes the Spanish ship, Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes had exploded and sunk together with its treasure of silver and gold bullion and 240 of its 280 man crew. The remaining three ships were captured and taken first to Gibraltar and then to Gosport. In December 1804 Spain declared war on Britain.
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