Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1641)

Battle of Cape St. Vincent
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, by Carel Christiaan Antony Last [nl]
Date 4 November 1641 Location Near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United Provinces	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Artus Gijsels	Juan Alonso Idiáquez
Strength
20 warships	Total: 24 warships 9 Galleons 10 Dunkirk Man-of-wars 4 frigates 1 Caravel
Casualties and losses
100-200 killed or wounded, 2 ships sunk[1]	1,100 killed or wounded, 2 ships sunk[1]

The Battle of Cape St Vincent of 1641 took place on 4 November 1641 when a Spanish fleet commanded by Don Juan Alonso de Idiáquez y Robles intercepted a Dutch fleet led by Artus Gijsels during the Eighty Years' War. After a fierce battle two Dutch ships were lost but the Dutch claimed only a hundred of their men were killed; the Spanish fleet also lost two ships but over a thousand dead. The damaged Dutch fleet was forced to abandon its planned attack on the Spanish treasure fleet.