The British frigate was one of a number of vessels detached Removing from the main British Mediterranean Fleet in the Tagus River , sent Sending to augment Cause_change_of_strength the fleet under Sir Horatio Nelson that was actively hunting Aiming the French convoy .

Launched Motion by Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson on 22 July 1797 , the assault Attack was defeated Conquering , and on 25 July the remains of the landing party Participation withdrew Escaping under a truce , having lost Death several hundred men .

Encouraged Influence by this success , Jervis dispatched Sending a small squadron under recently promoted Cause_to_make_progress Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson with the aim of seizing Santa Cruz by means of an amphibious attack Attack .

Both ships had been engaged Hostile_encounter at the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Nile three weeks earlier , in which a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson had destroyed Destroying a French fleet at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt .

They then chased Self_motion her north into the Atlantic Ocean for two days until the frigates HMS `` Horatio '' and HMS `` Latona '' were able to bring Bringing her to action Response .

Cronjé 's slow-moving Self_motion column was intercepted Preventing_or_letting by French at Paardeberg , where the Boer general eventually surrendered Surrendering after a prolonged Change_event_time siege Besieging , having fought Hostile_encounter off an attempted direct assault Attack by Lieutenant General Horatio Kitchener .

Both sides took Creating casualties ; among the British wounded Bodily_harm was Captain Horatio Nelson , who was blinded in one eye .