Attack on Cawsand
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attack-on-cawsand-193-9907388
title:
Attack on Cawsand
text:
The Attack on Cawsand was a minor Spanish raid on the coast of Cornwall, England, on the night of 14 March 1596 in the context of the Brittany Campaign during the Anglo-Spanish War. In August 1595 the area of Mount's Bay in Cornwall had been attacked by a Spanish raiding force led by Carlos de Amésquita. In that attack over two days, Penzance, Newlyn, Mousehole, and Paul were raided and torched. In March 1596 a Spanish pinnace arrived in Cawsand Bay just below Mount Edgcumbe with upwards of 25 m
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wiki
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description:
Minor Anglo-Spanish War raid
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Cawsand
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date modified:
2022-12-15T20:43:21Z
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13
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