Sack of Campeche (1663)

Sack of Campeche
Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1671)
Detail of a 17th-century map showing Campeche and its fortifications
Date 8 February 1663 Location Campeche, Spanish Main Result English victory
Belligerents
Spain	England
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Christopher Myngs
Strength
14 ships 1,400 men	150 militia
Casualties and losses
50 killed or wounded 14 ships captured	30 killed or wounded

The Sack of Campeche, known to later Spanish historians as Mansfield's Assault, was a 1663 raid by buccaneers led by Christopher Myngs and Edward Mansvelt which became a model for later coastal raids of the buccaneering era.