Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833) 1836) Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833) The fourth Battle of Cape St Vincent was fought on 5 July 1833 and was a decisive encounter in Portugal's Liberal Wars. A naval squadron commanded by the British officer Charles Napier, on behalf of Dom Pedro IV, regent for the rightful Queen Maria II, defeated the navy of the usurper Dom Miguel. While serving in the Azores, Napier had come to know members of the exiled Portuguese liberals, who had offered him command of the small fleet serving Dom Pedro, which largely consisted of a few old men-o'-war and some East Indiamen
St. Vincent Street Building, and the National Commercial Bank. St. Vincent Street St. Vincent Street, is a major thoroughfare in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. The street runs westwards from George Square until it meets Argyle Street in the city's West End. St. Vincent Street was named to commemorate the victory of Sir John Jervis, on 15 February 1797, off Cape Saint Vincent. The Street crosses Glasgow's main shopping street, Buchanan Street just west of George Square. Further west it also crosses the M8. Some of the notable buildings on the street are the St Vincent Street Church (designed by Alexander 'Greek'