Battle of Cornwall

When

2 Aug 1595 – 4 Aug 1595

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

50.10° N, 5.53° W

Description

Spanish raid on Cornwall in 1595 during the Anglo-Spanish war

Spanish raid on Cornwall

The Raid on Mounts Bay also known as the Spanish attack on Mounts Bay was a Spanish raid on Cornwall, England, that took place between 2 and 4 August 1595 in the context of the Brittany Campaign during the Anglo-Spanish war of 1585-1604. It was conducted by a Spanish naval squadron led by Carlos de Amésquita on patrol from Brittany, France.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “raid espagnol victorieux en Cornouailles”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ataque de cuatro barcos españoles comandados por Carlos de Amésquita desembarcaron en Cornualles (oeste de Inglaterra), huyeron sin problemas de una flota…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page