Battle of Playa Honda explained

Conflict:Battle of Playa Honda
Partof:the Eighty Years' War
Date:14 – 15 April 1617
Place:Botolan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Result:Spanish victory
Combatant1: Spanish Empire
Commander1: Juan Ronquillo del Castillo
Commander2: Joris van Spilbergen
Strength1:10 ships
Strength2:10 ships
Casualties1:1 galleon
Casualties2:3 ships

The naval Second Battle of Playa Honda (Spanish: Segunda La Batalla Naval de Playa Honda; Filipino: Ikalawang 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]

All the battles were won by the Spanish. The first battle occurred in 1610. The second and most famous took place in 1617.[2] The third battle took place in 1624.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 9 Aug 2020.
  2. http://www.todoababor.es/datos_docum/ord_ba_playahonda1617.htm Ordenes de batalla y listados de escuadras List of ships