Battle off Lizard Point

Battle off Lizard Point
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Battle between Dutch and Spanish men-of-war. Oil on copper, Naval Museum of Madrid.
Date 18 February 1637 Location Off Lizard Point, Cornwall Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic  England	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Admiral Miguel de Horna
Strength
6 men-of-war 44 merchant ships[1]	6 galleons 2 frigates[1]
Casualties and losses
3 warships sunk[1] 3 warships captured 14 merchant ships captured[2]	No ships lost

The Battle off Lizard Point was a naval action which took place on 18 February 1637 off the coast of Cornwall, England, during the Eighty Years' War. Spanish admiral Miguel de Horna, commander of the Armada of Flanders, intercepted an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six Dutch States Navy warships, sinking or capturing 20 ships before returning safely to his base in Dunkirk.