Battle of Blaye

Battle of Blaye (1593)
	Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the French Wars of Religion
	; View of the Gironde Estuary from the ruins of the Citadel of Blaye (2010)
Date	18 April 1593
Location	Off Blaye, Gironde Estuary, France
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
England; Supported by:; France of Henry IV	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Wilkenson †; Vice-Admiral Brailford †; Captain Limaille	Pedro de Zubiaur; Joanes de Villaviciosa
Strength
First battle: 6 galleons; Supported by:; 11–19 to 40–60 French and English ships; (Including 6 galleasses)	First battle: 4 pinnaces; Spanish fleet: 16 flyboats and pinnaces
Casualties and losses
2 galleons sunk (Flagship destroyed); Several ships damaged and 6 English merchant vessels captured	2 ships burned

The Battle of Blaye of 1593, also known as the Battle of Bec d'Ambès (in French) or Battle of the Gironde Estuary, was a naval Spanish victory that took place on 18 April 1593 off Blaye and Bec d'Ambès, Gironde Estuary, France, during the seven-month siege of Blaye between the French-Protestant forces of Henry of Navarre and the French-Catholic garrison of the city led by Governor Jean-Paul d'Esparbès de Lussan d'Aubeterre, in the context of the Brittany Campaign during the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).

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