Action off Bermuda (1585)

Action off Bermuda
	Part of the Anglo–Spanish War
	; English ship Tiger
Date	27–31 August 1585
Location	Off Bermuda, Atlantic Ocean
Result	English victory
Belligerents
England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Richard Grenville	Alonzo de Cornieles
Strength
160-ton galleass Tiger;	300- to 400-ton galleon Santa Maria de San Vicente;
Casualties and losses
2 wounded	1 galleon captured; 10 killed or wounded,; 280 captured

The action off Bermuda, also known as Grenville's action off the Bermuda's, was a minor naval engagement that took place off the island of Bermuda over three days in late August 1585 during the Anglo–Spanish War between an English galleass, Tiger, and a larger Spanish galleon, Santa Maria de San Vicente.^[3] Tiger was victorious when the Spanish ship surrendered after a severe bombardment.^[4]

^ Horn p 83-84
^ Bradley pp 272-73
^ Hakluyt Society (1967). Works, Volumes 104-105. pp. 169 & 786.
^ Marley (2008) p 116

[Horn-1] Horn p 83-84

[Bradley-2] Bradley pp 272-73

[Hakluyt-3] Hakluyt Society (1967). Works, Volumes 104-105. pp. 169 & 786.

[Marley-4] Marley (2008) p 116

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