Raid on Mount's Bay

Raid on Mount's Bay
Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

The Spanish attack Penzance
from the book British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant
Date2 to 4 August 1595
Location50°6′9″N 5°31′41.45″W / 50.10250°N 5.5281806°W / 50.10250; -5.5281806
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain Spain England England
Commanders and leaders
Carlos de Amésquita
Pedro de Zubiaur
Francis Godolphin
Strength
4 galleys
400 soldiers
500 militia
Casualties and losses
None 4 settlements razed
3 ships sunk
4 killed

The Raid on Mounts Bay also known as the Spanish attack on Mounts Bay was a Spanish raid on Cornwall, England, that took place between 2 and 4 August 1595 in the context of the Brittany Campaign during the Anglo-Spanish war of 1585-1604. It was conducted by a Spanish naval squadron led by Carlos de Amésquita on patrol from Brittany, France. The Spanish made landfall in Mount's Bay, then sacked and burned Newlyn, Mousehole, Penzance, and Paul, beating a militia force under Francis Godolphin in the process.