Francis Drake's expedition of 1572–1573

Drake's expedition of 1572‍–‍1573
	Part of Anglo-Spanish War
	; Francis Drake in Central America, 1573
Date	24 May 1572 – 6 August 1573
Location	Isthmus of Panama8°40′N 80°0′W / 8.667°N 80.000°W
Result	Anglo-French privateer victory
Belligerents
England; France; Cimarrones;	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Francis Drake; John Drake †; Joseph Drake #; James Raunce1; John Oxenham; Thomas Sherwell; John Overy; Ellis Hixom2; Guillaume Le Testu †; Lopez Vaez / presumed; Pedro Mandinga6 / cimarron chief; Diego / cimarron;	Luís de Rojas / Gov.; Francisco Bahamonde de Lugo / Gov.; Álvaro de Mendoza; Martín de Mendoza; Antonio Juárez de la Concha; Jorge Nuñez de Prado; Juan Juárez de Castilla; Nicolás López; Cristóbal Monte; Anton Couto;
Units involved
Pascha3 / 70 t. 47 men Francis Drake capt.; Swan4 / 25 t. 26 men John Drake capt.; Lion / c. 20 t.; Bear / c. 20 t.; Minion / c. 20 t.; barque / 30 men Raunce capt. Overy mstr.; Havre5 / 80 t. 70 men; sm. craft / 30 cimarron men;	Santa Catalina / Couto capt.
Strength
203 men / 103 in 1572 / 173 in 1573; 3 ships; 3 pinnaces; 1 barque; sev. sm. craft;	vars. infantry units; vars. naval units;
Casualties and losses
> 4 killed; > 30 deaths / illness; vars. wounded; 1 to 3 detained;	11 to 14 killed; vars. wounded; > 14 vessels surprised / cargo seized / crews detained, impressed, or marooned; > 6 settlements surprised; c. 100,000 pesos in gold lost;
	1 aka Raunse, Rance, Ranse; 2 aka Hickson; 3 aka Pascha, Pasca, Pasco; 4 aka Swanlet; 5 aka New Haven; 6aka Chief Pedro;

Sir Francis Drake's expedition of 1572‍–‍1573 was an uncommissioned privateering voyage by Sir Francis Drake to the western and southern Caribbean Sea. It is deemed a precursor to hostilities of the subsequent Anglo-Spanish War of 1585–1604.