Battle of the Narrow Seas (1602)

Battle of the Narrow Seas (Spain vs England & Dutch Republic) took place in 1602 during Eighty Years' War.

Battle facts

• Year: 1602
• Date: 1602-10-04
• Era: Early Modern
• Conflict: Eighty Years' War
• Side A: Spain
• Side B: England, Dutch Republic
• Commanders (A): Federico Spinola
• Commanders (B): Robert Mansell, Jan Adriaanszoon Cant
• Casualties: 2 galleys sunk, 1 galley burnt, crew interned 2,000 killed, wounded, or captured (Spain), Light (England & Dutch Republic)
• Outcome: Anglo-Dutch victory
• Coordinates: 51.000°, 1.450°

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