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Francisco Javier Winthuysen y Pineda (born
Francisco Javier Winthuysen y Pineda (born El Puerto de Santa María
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, 1747 - Died off Cape St. Vincent, 1797) was a Spanish naval officer.
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During the Anglo-Spanish War, part of the American Revolutionary War, Winthuysen fought against Britain off the coast ofGalicia
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and off the American coast, where he lost an arm. He fought at the Great Siege of Gibraltar
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and was killed in action on the ''San José'' at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, serving as a squadron commander.
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*''This article is based on a translation of an article from the Spanish Wikipedia''. 1747 births 1797 deaths Spanish military personnel of the American Revolutionary War {{Spain-mil-bio-stub