Battle off Lizard Point
(Not to be confused with Battle at The Lizard.) 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. The Spanish admiral, Miguel de Horna, commander of the Armada of Flanders, intercepted an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six warships, destroying or capturing 20 of them, and returned safely to his base in Dunkirk.
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Battle off Lizard Point
(Not to be confused with Battle at The Lizard.) 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. The Spanish admiral, Miguel de Horna, commander of the Armada of Flanders, intercepted an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six warships, destroying or capturing 20 of them, and returned safely to his base in Dunkirk.
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(Not to be confused with Battl ...... safely to his base in Dunkirk.
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De Slag bij Lizard Point was e ...... thuisbasis in Duinkerke terug.
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Сражение у Лизард-Пойнт — морс ...... рнулся на свою базу в Дюнкерк.
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14 merchant ships
3 warships captured
3 warships sunk
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1637-02-18
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Spanish victory
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44 merchant ships
6men-of-war
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Battle between Dutch and Spanish men-of-war. Oil on copper, Naval Museum of Madrid.
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(Not to be confused with Battl ...... safely to his base in Dunkirk.
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De Slag bij Lizard Point was e ...... thuisbasis in Duinkerke terug.
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Сражение у Лизард-Пойнт — морс ...... рнулся на свою базу в Дюнкерк.
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Battle off Lizard Point
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Slag bij Lizard Point
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