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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, the English ships were surprised by the Spanish galleys, which succeeded in taking one English ship and rescuing two prizes.

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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, the English ships were surprised by the Spanish galleys, which succeeded in taking one English ship and rescuing two prizes. (en)
  • La batalla de las islas Berlengas fue un combate naval que tuvo lugar frente a la costa de Portugal el 15 de julio de 1591, durante la guerra entre Isabel I de Inglaterra y Felipe II de España (1585–1604). Se enfrentó un escuadrón corsario inglés bajo mando de George Clifford, conde de Cumberland, que se había labrado una gran fortuna con el corso,​ con un escuadrón de cinco galeras españolas dirigidas por Francisco Coloma y que estaban precisamente patrullando las costas portuguesas para luchar contra los corsarios. Mientras estaban fondeados en las Berlengas, los barcos ingleses fueron sorprendidos por los españoles, que capturaron uno de los navíos británicos y recuperaron mercancías robadas. (es)
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  • 1 warship captured, 2 prizes recovered, "Captain and principal men slain", 150+ prisoners
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  • George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, after Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1590. (en)
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  • Battle of Berlengas Islands (en)
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  • the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) (en)
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  • Off the Berlengas Islands, Atlantic Ocean (en)
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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, the English ships were surprised by the Spanish galleys, which succeeded in taking one English ship and rescuing two prizes. (en)
  • La batalla de las islas Berlengas fue un combate naval que tuvo lugar frente a la costa de Portugal el 15 de julio de 1591, durante la guerra entre Isabel I de Inglaterra y Felipe II de España (1585–1604). Se enfrentó un escuadrón corsario inglés bajo mando de George Clifford, conde de Cumberland, que se había labrado una gran fortuna con el corso,​ con un escuadrón de cinco galeras españolas dirigidas por Francisco Coloma y que estaban precisamente patrullando las costas portuguesas para luchar contra los corsarios. Mientras estaban fondeados en las Berlengas, los barcos ingleses fueron sorprendidos por los españoles, que capturaron uno de los navíos británicos y recuperaron mercancías robadas. (es)
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  • Battle of the Berlengas (1591) (en)
  • Batalla de las islas Berlengas (es)
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