Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)

Anglo-Spanish War
	Part of the Anglo-Spanish Wars and the Coalition Wars
	; The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner (oil on canvas, 1822–24)
Date	August 1796 – March 1802,; May 1804 – July 1808
Location	English Channel, Straits of Gibraltar, Balearic Islands, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Result	See aftermath Compromise peace in 1802; Belligerence resumed in May 1804; Cessation of hostilities and de facto Anglo-Spanish alliance upon outbreak of the Peninsular War (1808); Apodaca–Canning treaty; Anglo-Spanish victory in the Treaty of Paris 1814;
Territorial; changes	Trinidad ceded to Britain (1802); Minorca returned to Spain (1802)
Belligerents
1796–1802:; Spanish Empire; French Republic 1804–1808:; Spanish Empire; French Empire	1796–1801:; Great Britain 1801–1802, 1804–1808:; United Kingdom; Supported by:; Portugal
Commanders and leaders
Charles IV; Manuel Godoy; Santiago de Liniers; Federico Gravina; José de Córdoba; Jose de Mazarredo; Napoleon Bonaparte; Paul Barras; Pierre de Villeneuve; Honoré Ganteaume;	George III; John Jervis; Horatio Nelson; Cuthbert Collingwood; Robert Calder; Arthur Wellesley; William Beresford;
Strength
76 ships of the line; 83 ships of the line ; 200,000 (1801); 50,000 (1807);	100+ ships of the line; 80,000 (1801); 50,000 (1807);

The Anglo-Spanish War was fought between 1796 and 1802, and again from 1804 to 1808, as part of the Coalition Wars. The war ended when an unexpected alliance was formed between Great Britain and the Spanish Bourbon dynasty, resulting in the French invasion. The Anglo-Spanish alliance eventually ended in military victory against Napoleonic France, instrumental in ending Napoleon's reign and dominance over Europe.