1647 naval battle
Battle of Puerto de Cavite |
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Part of Eighty Years' War |
Date | 10 June 1647 |
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Location | |
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Result |
Spanish victory |
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Belligerents |
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Dutch Republic |
Spain
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Strength |
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12 ships |
Several local ships |
Casualties and losses |
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2 ships |
Unknown |
The naval Battle of Puerto de Cavite (Spanish: La Batalla del Puerto de Cavite; Filipino: Labanan sa Puerto ng Cavite) took place on 10 June 1647 during the Eighty Years' War between a Spanish fleet and a Dutch fleet in Puerto de Cavite, an important Spanish port in Manila Bay, Philippines in which the Dutch were defeated.[1]
- ^ Grant, R. G. (2008). Battle at Sea: 3,000 Years of Naval Warfare. New York: DK Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 9780756639730.