Battle off Lizard Point
1637 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War off the coast of Cornwall, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Battle at The Lizard.
The Battle off Lizard Point was a naval action which took place on 18 February 1637 off the coast of Cornwall, England, during the Eighty Years' War. The Spanish admiral Miguel de Horna, commander of the Armada of Flanders, intercepted an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six warships, destroying or capturing 20 of them, and returned safely to his base in Dunkirk.
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Battle off Lizard Point | |||||||
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Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
Battle between Dutch and Spanish men-of-war. Oil on copper, Naval Museum of Madrid. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch Republic | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Admiral Miguel de Horna | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6 men-of-war 44 merchant ships[1] |
6 galleons 2 frigates[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 warships sunk[1] 3 warships captured 14 merchant ships captured[2] | No ships lost |
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