What the records say
- When
- 17 Feb 1603
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 15.85° N, 87.94° W
- Description
- 1603 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Puerto Caballos (1603)
1603 battle
The Battle of Puerto Caballos was a military event during the Anglo–Spanish War to capture the Spanish town and port of Puerto Caballos on 17 February 1603 by an English fleet under Christopher Newport and Michael Geare. The English were able to achieve victory after a bitter fight. Two Spanish galleons were captured, one of which was subsequently burned.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “морская битва при Пуэрто-Кабальос”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page