Battle off Lizard Point

When

18 Feb 1637

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

49.82° N, 5.21° W

Description

1637 naval battle

Naval

yes

1637 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War off the coast of England

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. Spanish admiral Miguel de Horna, commander of the Armada of Flanders, intercepted an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six Dutch States Navy warships, sinking or capturing 20 ships before returning safely to his base in Dunkirk.

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