Action of Faial
The action of Faial or the Battle of Faial Island was a naval engagement that took place on 22–23 June 1594 during the Anglo-Spanish War in which the large and rich 2,000 ton Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas was destroyed by an English fleet after a long and bitter battle off Faial Island in the Azores. The carrack, which was reputedly one of the richest ever to set sail from the Indies, was lost in an explosion which denied the English, as well as the Portuguese and Spanish, the riches.
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Action of Faial
The action of Faial or the Battle of Faial Island was a naval engagement that took place on 22–23 June 1594 during the Anglo-Spanish War in which the large and rich 2,000 ton Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas was destroyed by an English fleet after a long and bitter battle off Faial Island in the Azores. The carrack, which was reputedly one of the richest ever to set sail from the Indies, was lost in an explosion which denied the English, as well as the Portuguese and Spanish, the riches.
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The action of Faial or the Bat ...... guese and Spanish, the riches.
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1 carrack destroyed
13 survived/captured
600 killed or wounded
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1594-06-23
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English victory
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1carrackof 2,000 tons,
3galleons of 250–300 tons
420 sailors
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Faial Island, off which the action was fought
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England
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* Portugal
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Francisco de Melo Canaveado
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Action of Faial
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the Anglo–Spanish War
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Off Faial Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean
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English victory
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