Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1641)
| Battle of Cape St. Vincent | |||||||
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| Part of the Eighty Years' War | |||||||
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, by Carel Christiaan Antony Last | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Provinces | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Artus Gijsels | Juan Alonso Idiáquez | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20 warships |
Total: 24 warships 9 Galleons 10 Dunkirk Man-of-wars 4 frigates 1 Caravel | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100–200 killed or wounded, 2 ships sunk | 1,100 killed or wounded, 2 ships sunk | ||||||
The Battle of Cape St Vincent of 1641 took place on 4 November 1641 when a Spanish fleet commanded by Don Juan Alonso de Idiáquez y Robles intercepted a Dutch fleet led by Artus Gijsels during the Eighty Years' War. After a fierce battle two Dutch ships were lost but the Dutch claimed only a hundred of their men were killed; the Spanish fleet also lost two ships but over a thousand dead. The damaged Dutch fleet was forced to abandon its planned attack on the Spanish treasure fleet.