Battles of La Naval de Manila

The Battles of La Naval de Manila or Battle of Manila Bay (Spanish: Batallas de las marinas de Manila) were a series of five naval battles fought in the waters of the Spanish East Indies in the year 1646, in which the forces of the Spanish Empire repelled various attempts by forces of the Dutch Republic to invade Manila, during the Eighty Years' War. The Spanish forces, which included many native volunteers, consisted of two, and later, three Manila galleons, a galley and four brigantines. They neutralized a Dutch fleet of nineteen warships, divided into three separate squadrons. Heavy damage was inflicted upon the Dutch squadrons by the Spanish forces, forcing the Dutch to abandon their invasion of the Philippines.

Battle of La Naval de Manila, Battle of Manila Bay
Part of the Eighty Years' War
DateMarch 15, 1646 – October 4, 1646
Location
Stretching from Lingayen, Pangasinan to Marinduque then to Mariveles near Corregidor Island
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents

Spanish Empire

  • Spanish East Indies

Dutch Republic

Commanders and leaders

Philip IV

Diego Fajardo Chacón
Lorenzo Ugalde de Orellana
Sebastián López
Agustín de Cepeda
Cristobal Marquéz de Valenzuela
Francisco de Esteyvar

Frederick Henry

Cornelis van der Lijn
Maarten Gerritsz Vries
Antonio Camb
Strength

8 ships


400 soldiers

68 guns

35 ships

  • 16 regular galleons
  • 3 fire ships
  • 16 launches

470 guns (est.)
First Squadron:
Second Squadron: 800 soldiers

Third Squadron:
Casualties and losses
15 dead

500 dead (est.)
2 fire ships sunk

3 ships severely damaged
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The victories against the Dutch invaders were attributed by the Spanish troops to the intercession of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of La Naval de Manila. On 9 April 1652, the victories in the five sea battles were declared a miracle by the Archdiocese of Manila after a thorough canonical investigation, giving rise to the centuries-old festivities of Our Lady of La Naval de Manila.

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