Raid on Puerto Caballos (1594)

Raid on Puerto Caballos (1594)
Part of the Anglo–Spanish War
Date16–18 March 1594
Location
Off Puerto Cabellos, Royal Audiencia of Guatemala
(Present day Honduras)
Result English victory[1][2]
Belligerents
 Spain England England
Commanders and leaders
Diego Ramírez Captain James Langton
Strength
7 ships
200 militia & sailors[3]		 2 ships
1 prize frigate
Casualties and losses
1 ship captured
6 ships burned[4]		 Light

The Raid on Puerto Caballos was a military event that took place during the Anglo–Spanish War where a small expedition of ships funded and raised by the Earl of Cumberland was sent to the Caribbean under command of Captain James Langton. At Puerto Caballos on the coast of the Royal Audiencia of Guatemala in the New World empire of Spain on 16 March 1594, Langton raided the place and after a three-day battle won possession of seven ships under command of Diego Ramirez along with much booty.[2][4]

  1. ^ Bradley pg. 111-12
  2. ^ a b Southey, Thomas (1827). Chronological History of the West Indies Volume 1. Longman. p. 216. ISBN 978-1108024501.
  3. ^ Marley pg 81-82
  4. ^ a b Andrews pg. 172