| Newport's 1592 expedition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Anglo–Spanish War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 England |
 Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Christopher Newport | Lope de Vega Portocarrero | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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200 men 4 ships.[1] |
Militia and natives various shore defences | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light |
4 towns sacked 19 ships captured, sunk or scuttled[2] | ||||||
Newport's 1592 expedition was a series of privateering attacks which took place between April and June 1592 on the Spanish Main, mostly on the island of Hispaniola between an English raiding force led by Christopher Newport and defending Spanish garrisons. The largest engagement took place at the town of La Yaguana.[3] Newport then completed his expedition by raiding settlements and shipping in the Bay of Honduras before heading home without losing any ships.
- ^ Nichols 2007, p. 36.
- ^ Andrews, Kenneth (1959). English privateering voyages to the West Indies, 1588-1595, Volume 111. Hakluyt Society at the University Press. pp. 185–86.
- ^ Marley 2008, p. 80.