Raid on Mount's Bay
| Raid on Mount's Bay | |||||||
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| Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | |||||||
The Spanish attack Penzance from the book British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spain | England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Carlos de Amésquita Pedro de Zubiaur | Francis Godolphin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4 galleys 400 soldiers | 500 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
4 settlements razed 3 ships sunk 4 killed | ||||||
The Raid on Mounts Bay also known as the Spanish attack on Mounts Bay was a Spanish raid on Cornwall, England, that took place between 2 and 4 August 1595 in the context of the Brittany Campaign during the Anglo-Spanish war of 1585-1604. It was conducted by a Spanish naval squadron led by Carlos de Amésquita on patrol from Brittany, France. The Spanish made landfall in Mount's Bay, then sacked and burned Newlyn, Mousehole, Penzance, and Paul, beating a militia force under Francis Godolphin in the process.