Battle of Blaye

Battle of Blaye (1593)
Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the French Wars of Religion
View of the Gironde Estuary from the ruins of the Citadel of Blaye (2010)
Date 18 April 1593 Location Off Blaye, Gironde Estuary, France Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
England Supported by: France of Henry IV	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Wilkenson  † Vice-Admiral Brailford  † Captain Limaille	Pedro de Zubiaur Joanes de Villaviciosa
Strength
First battle: 6 galleons[1] Supported by: 11–19 to 40–60 French and English ships[2] (Including 6 galleasses)[3]	First battle: 4 pinnaces[4] Spanish fleet: 16 flyboats and pinnaces[2]
Casualties and losses
2 galleons sunk (Flagship destroyed)[4][1] Several ships damaged and 6 English merchant vessels captured[2][1]	2 ships burned[2]

The Battle of Blaye of 1593, also known as the Battle of Bec d'Ambès (in French) or Battle of the Gironde Estuary, was a naval Spanish victory that took place on 18 April 1593 off Blaye and Bec d'Ambès, Gironde Estuary, France, during the seven-month siege of Blaye between the French-Protestant forces of Henry of Navarre and the French-Catholic garrison of the city led by Governor Jean-Paul d'Esparbès de Lussan d'Aubeterre, in the context of the Brittany Campaign during the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).^[5][4][6][7]