Battle of Playa Honda
The naval Battle of Playa Honda (Spanish: La Batalla Naval de Playa Honda; Filipino: Labanan sa Playa Honda), was the first of three known minor conflicts during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces and Spain held in Playa Honda (present-day Botolan) in the Philippines.[1]
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1 galleon | 3 ships |
All the battles were won by the Spanish. The first battle occurred in 1610. The second, the most famous, took place in 1617.[2] The third battle took place in 1624.
Notes and references
- "Relacion verdadera de la gran vitoria que el Armada Española de la China tuuo contra los olandeses piratas, que andauan en aquellos mares, y de como le tomaron y echaron a fondo doze galeones gruessos, y mataron gra[n] numero de de [sic] gente". us.es. Retrieved 9 Aug 2020.
- Ordenes de batalla y listados de escuadras List of ships
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