Battle of the Barbary Coast
The Battle of the Barbary Coast was a minor naval engagement that took place off in the Barbary Coast not far from the Gibraltar Strait, on July 26, 1592 during the Anglo-Spanish War. The hard fought action by an English merchant galleon in the Amity of London captained by Thomas White resulted in the capture of two Spanish ships which included a galleon despite them being outnumbered four to one. The prizes were heavily laden with quicksilver and a large amount of very important Papal bulls bound for the West Indies.
| Battle of the Barbary Coast | |||||||
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| Part of the Anglo–Spanish War | |||||||
Map of Barbary Coast in 1590 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| England | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Thomas White | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 Merchant galleon |
1 galleon 1 Flyboat | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 15 killed or wounded |
1 Galleon captured 1 Flyboat captured 213 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||
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