Raid on Mount's Bay

Raid on Mount's Bay
Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
The Spanish attack Penzance from the book British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant
Date 2 to 4 August 1595 Location Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England 50°6′9″N 5°31′41.45″W / 50.10250°N 5.5281806°W / 50.10250; -5.5281806 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain	England
Commanders and leaders
Carlos de Amésquita	Francis Godolphin
Strength
4 galleys 400 soldiers	500 militia
Casualties and losses
None	4 settlements razed 3 ships sunk 4 killed

The Raid on Mounts Bay also known as the Spanish attack on Mounts Bay was a Spanish raid on Cornwall, England, that took place between 2 and 4 August 1595 in the context of the Brittany Campaign during the Anglo-Spanish war of 1585-1604. It was conducted by a Spanish naval squadron led by Carlos de Amésquita on patrol from Brittany, France. The Spanish made landfall in Mount's Bay, then sacked and burned Newlyn, Mousehole, Penzance, and Paul, beating a militia force under Francis Godolphin in the process.