Battle of Castlehaven

Battle of Castlehaven
Part of the Nine Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War
Present-day view of Castlehaven Bay
Date 6 December 1601 Location Bay off Castlehaven, County Cork 51°30′45″N 9°10′35″W / 51.512375°N 9.176331°W / 51.512375; -9.176331 Result English victory[1][2][3]
Belligerents
England	Spain Irish Alliance
Commanders and leaders
Richard Leveson	Pedro de Zubiaur
Strength
4 warships 2 merchantman[4]	6 ships Numerous shore batteries
Casualties and losses
150 casualties[5][6]	2 ships sunk,[4] 4 driven ashore[3] 200 killed or wounded, 50 captured[5]

The Battle of Castlehaven was a naval battle that took place on 6 December 1601 in the bay off Castlehaven on the south coast of Ireland during the Nine Years' War between a Spanish naval convoy of six ships and an English fleet, commanded by Admiral Richard Leveson and consisting of four warships. The Spanish convoy was protected by fortified positions on shore, a castle, and 600 Spanish and Irish footmen. Five out of six Spanish ships, commanded by General Pedro de Zubiaur were either sunk, captured, or run aground in the battle, while the English fleet lost no ships.^[5][7]