With the fleet he then transported the Liberal army to the Algarve to open a second front in the south of the country, and on his return voyage destroyed the much larger Miguelite fleet in the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 5 July 1833.
With the fleet Napier then transported the Liberal army to the Algarve to open a second front in the south of the country. On his return voyage he destroyed the much larger Miguelite fleet in the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 5 July 1833.