What the records say
- When
- 22 Nov 1595
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.47° N, 66.12° W
- Description
- Spanish victory during the Anglo–Spanish War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of San Juan (1595)
Spanish victory during the Anglo–Spanish War
The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a Spanish victory during the Anglo–Spanish War. This war broke out in 1585 and was fought not only in the European theatre but in Spain's American colonies. After emerging from six years of disgrace following the resounding defeat of the English Armada at Lisbon in 1589, Francis Drake embarked on a long and disastrous campaign against the Spanish Main, suffering several consecutive d…
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of San Juan is fought off of the island of Puerto Rico as an English fleet of 27 ships and 2,500 men, led by Francis Drake”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page