Action of 18 February 1639

Quando

18 de fev. de 1639

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

51.10° N, 2.39° E

Description

1639 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War

Naval

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1639 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War

The action of 18 February 1639 was a naval battle of the Eighty Years' War fought off Dunkirk between a Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Maarten Tromp and the Spanish Dunkirk Squadron under Miguel de Horna. Horna, who had orders to join with his ships Admiral Antonio de Oquendo's fleet at A Coruña, escorted at the same time a transport convoy carrying 2,000 Walloon soldiers to Spain, where they were needed.

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