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Where did Jervis serve as Commander-in-chief before 1801?

  • North Sea

  • Mediterranean

  • Atlantic

  • Arctic

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Mediterranean: Jervis served as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1795 to 1799. During this time, he played a crucial role in the British victory over the French at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797, which secured British naval dominance in the Mediterranean Sea.
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