Battle of the Berlengas (1591)
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title:
Battle of the Berlengas (1591)
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The Battle of Berlengas Islands was a naval battle which took place off the Portuguese coast on 15 July 1591, during the war between Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. It was fought between an English privateer squadron under George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, who had set out his fortunes by large-scale privateering, and a squadron of 5 Spanish galleys commanded by Francisco Coloma tasked with patrolling the Portuguese coast against privateers. While anchored off the Berlengas,
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1591 naval battle between England and Spain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Berlengas_(1591)
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2024-04-26T23:58:41Z
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