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Voyage of the Glorioso
The voyage of the ''Glorioso'' involved four naval engagements fought in 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession between the Spanish 70-gun ship of the line ''Glorioso'' and several British squadrons of ships of the line and frigates which tried to capture it. The ''Glorioso'', carrying four million silver dollars from the Americas, was able to repel two British attacks off the Azores and Cape Finisterre, successfully landing her cargo at the port of Corcubión, Spain.
Several days after unloading the cargo, while sailing to Cadiz for repairs, ''Glorioso'' was attacked successively near Cape St Vincent by four British privateer frigates and the ships of the line HMS ''Dartmouth'' and HMS ''Russell'' from Admiral John Byng's fleet. The ''Dartmouth'' blew up killing most of her crew, but the 92-gun ''Russell''〔Duro p.341〕 eventually forced the ''Glorioso'' to strike the colours. The British took her to Lisbon, where she had to be broken up because of the extensive damage suffered during the last battle. The commander of the ship, Pedro Messia de la Cerda, and his men, were taken to Great Britain as prisoners, but were considered heroes in Spain and gained the admiration of their enemies. Several British officers were court-martialed and expelled from the Navy for their poor performance against the enemy.〔Laughton p.240〕〔Schomberg p.241〕
== The battles ==
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