Battle of the Downs, 16th October 1639 - 21st October 1639

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Battle of the Downs

Batalla de las Dunas

16th October 1639 (1639/10/26 NS) - 21st October 1639 (1639/10/31 NS)
Part of : Eighty Years War (1568 - 1648)
Previous action : Action of 18 September 1639 17.9.1639 - 19.9.1639
Next action : Battle of Cape St Vincent 4.11.1641
 

Dutch Republic -
Cornelis Maartenszoon TrompDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1629-1691
 
Tromp's Squadron,
Maarten Harpertszoon TrompDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1602-1702

Also present

Ship NameCommanderNotes
Aemilia (57) 1632-1647
Dutch 57 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Barent Barentszoon CramerDutch
Naval Sailor
Fleet Flagship
Maagd van Dordrecht (42) 1631-1645
Dutch 42 Gun
4th Rate Ship
 
Salamander (40) 1628-1639
Dutch 40 Gun
4th Rate Ship
Laurens Pieterszoon BachuysenDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1589-1689
Sampson (36) 1629-1652
Dutch 36 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Claesz Corneliszoon HamDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1600-1647
Hollandsche Tuin (32) 1632-1662
Dutch 32 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Lambert Ijsbrantszoon HalffhoornDutch
Naval Sailor
Veere (32) 1639-1649
Dutch 32 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Cornelis RingelszoonDutch
Naval Sailor
Omlandia (30) 1628-1655
Dutch 30 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Jan GerbrandszDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1589-1689
Utrecht (30) 1633-1648
Dutch 30 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Gerrit Meyndertszoon den UylDutch
Naval Sailor
Deventer (28) 1627-1640
Dutch 28 Gun
5th Rate Unknown
Govert Gerritszoon VoorensDutch
Naval Sailor
,
Robert PostDutch
Naval Sailor
Zeerider (24) 1622-1622
Dutch 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Cornelis van VelsenDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1553-1653
Meerminne (24) 1636-1639
Dutch 24 Gun
5th Rate Ship
 
Overijssel (22) 1636-1655
Dutch 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Jacques ForantFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1639-1653
Gideon (24) 1630-1639
Dutch 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Hendrik Janszoon CampDutch
Naval Sailor
Gelderland (34) 1633-1659
Dutch 34 Gun
4th Rate Ship
Willem van CoulsterDutch
Naval Sailor
 
Second Squadron,
Joost BanckertDutch
Naval Sailor
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Wapen van Holland (30) 1639-1652
Dutch 30 Gun
4th Rate Ship
Lieve Corneliszoon de ZeeuwDutch
Naval Sailor
Walcheren (28) 1639-1639
Dutch 28 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Jan Teuniszoon SluysDutch
Naval Sailor
Neptunus (28) 1634-1653
Dutch 28 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Albert 't Jonge HoenDutch
Naval Sailor
Zutphen (26) 1636-1654
Dutch 26 Gun
5th Rate Ship
 
Zeeridder (26) 1640-1667
Dutch 26 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Frans JanszoonDutch
Naval Sailor
Ter Goes (24) 1636-1639
Dutch 24 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Abraham CrijnssenDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1636-1666
Arnemuyden (22) 1636-1639
Dutch 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Adriaan Janszoon den Gloeyenden OvenDutch
Naval Sailor
Friesland (22) 1639-1639
Dutch 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Tjaart Rijenx de GrootDutch
Naval Sailor
Drente (10) 1637-1637
Dutch 10 Gun
6th Rate Yacht
Gerrit VeenDutch
Naval Sailor
Rotterdam (10) 1639-1642
Dutch 10 Gun
6th Rate Unknown
Joris Pieterszoon van den BroekDutch
Naval Sailor
Amsterdam (10) 1639-1640
Dutch 10 Gun
6th Rate Yacht
Barent Pieterszoon DorreveltDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1589-1689
 
Third Squadron (7 ships),
Cornelis Corneliszoon JolDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1602-1702
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Jupiter (40) 1639-1639
Dutch 40 Gun
Merchant Ship
Cornelis Corneliszoon JolDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1602-1702
Squadron Flagship
 
Fourth Squadron (30 ships, 4 fireships),
Witte Corneliszoon de WithDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1599-1658
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Frederik Hendrik (36) 1636-1643
Dutch 36 Gun
5th Rate Ship
Pieter Pieterszoon de WintDutch
Naval Sailor
Squadron Flagship
Sint Laurens (32) 1639-1639
Dutch 32 Gun
4th Rate Ship
Adriaan DommertszoonDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1589-1689
 
Fifth Squadron (8 ships),
Hendrick Corneliszoon De NijsDutch
Naval Sailor
Ship NameCommanderNotes
 
Sixth Squadron,
Johan EvertsenDutch
Naval Sailor
Service 1566-1666
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Vlissingen (34) 1632-1653
Dutch 34 Gun
4th Rate Ship
Frans JanszoonDutch
Naval Sailor
Squadron Flagship
 

Allied (Portugal & Spain) -
Antonio de Oquendo y ZandateguiSpanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1577-1640
 
Spanish Fleet (75 ships),
Antonio de Oquendo y ZandateguiSpanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1577-1640
Ship NameCommanderNotes
 
Flanders Squadron (21 ships)
Ship NameCommanderNotes
San Salvador (40) 1635-1664
Spanish 40 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
Miguel de HornaSpanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1639-1640
Squadron Flagship Damaged
Nuestra Señora de Monteagudo (36) 1639-1647
Spanish 36 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Damaged
San Francisco (34) 1639
Spanish 34 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Damaged
San Juan Evangelista (22) 1639-1643
Spanish 22 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Damaged
San Bertín (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Damaged
San José (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
San Vicente (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
Santa Clara (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
3rd Rate Frigate
  Damaged
San Gedeón (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
6th Rate Frigate
  Damaged
San Sebastian (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
6th Rate Frigate
  Damaged
Santa Catalina (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
6th Rate Frigate
  Sunk
San Lazaro (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
6th Rate Frigate
  Sunk
San Carlos (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Patache
  Sunk
San Nicolas (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Damaged
San Miguel (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Damaged
San Pedro (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Damaged
San Antonio (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Damaged
Santiago (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Damaged
Santa Ana (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
6th Rate Frigate
  Damaged
San Carlos (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Damaged
 
Squadron of San Jose
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Capitana de Napoles (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
2nd Rate Galleon
Martín Ladrón de GuevaraSpanish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1595
Squadron Flagship Sunk
Santo Cristo de Burgos (40) 1638-1639
Spanish 40 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
San Ambrosio (30) 1639-1639
Spanish 30 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
San Jeronimo (30) 1638-1639
Spanish 30 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
Nuestra Señora del Coro (30) 1637-1639
Spanish 30 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
Santiago de Portugal (25) 1639-1643
Spanish 25 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Damaged
San Agustín (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Damaged
Santo Tomas (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Damaged
San Pedro el Grande (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Sunk
El Grande Alejandro (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Sunk
San Esteban (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Sunk
 
Squadron of Massibradi
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
 Squadron Flagship Sunk
San Carlos (24) 1625-1639
Spanish 24 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
Santa Cruz (24) 1639-1650
Spanish 24 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
San Blas (20) 1625-1639
Spanish 20 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
San Nicolas (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Sunk
San Jeronimo (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Sunk
San Pedro (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
  Damaged
San Antonio (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Patache
  Sunk
 
Squadron of Galicia
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Santiago (Unknown) 1638
Spanish Unknown Gun
Other Galleon
Pedro MontanioSpanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1638
Squadron Flagship Sunk
El Aguila Imperial (34) 1635-1639
Spanish 34 Gun
Merchant Urca
  No Effect
San Daniel (30) 1635-1639
Spanish 30 Gun
Merchant Urca
  Sunk
San Juan Bautista (28) 1635-1639
Spanish 28 Gun
Merchant Urca
1635 Renamed "San Juan Bautista"
  Damaged
San Miguel (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Urca
  Damaged
 
Squadron of Naples
Ship NameCommanderNotes
El Delfín Dorado (30) 1636-1647
Spanish 30 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
1643 Renamed "San Francisco Javier"
  Damaged
Angel (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Ship
  Sunk
San Antonio (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Ship
  Damaged
San Agustín (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Patache
  Damaged
El Orfeo (44) 1636-1639
Spanish 44 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
Pedro Velaz de Medrano y Manso de ZúñigaSpanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1639-1648
Squadron Flagship Captured
 
Squadron of Cadiz
Ship NameCommanderNotes
San Agustín (56) 1635
Spanish 56 Gun
2nd Rate Galleon
  Sunk Almiranta Real
La Corona de Costumbres (34) 1633-1645
Spanish 34 Gun
Merchant Urca
  Damaged
Santiago (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Urca
  Sunk
San Pablo (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Urca
  Sunk
Los Angeles (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Urca
  Damaged
La Fama (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Urca
  Sunk
San Pedro (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Urca
  Sunk
Santa Teresa (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Saety
  Sunk
Jesus María (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Patache
  Sunk
Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y Santiago (66) 1630-1649
Spanish 66 Gun
1st Rate Galleon
 Squadron Flagship Damaged
 
Squadron of Castile
Ship NameCommanderNotes
San Felipe (28) 1626-1645
Spanish 28 Gun
3rd Rate Galleon
1645 Renamed "San Felipe el Viejo"
  Damaged
Santo Domingo Rey de Polonia (20) 1639-1651
Spanish 20 Gun
Merchant Urca
1645 Renamed "Las Armas de Polonia"
  Damaged
La Fortuna (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Urca
  Damaged
Paloma Azul (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Urca
  Sunk
San Carlos (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Ship
  Sunk
San Juan Bautista (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Ship
  Sunk
Santiago (Unknown) 1639
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Ship
  Sunk
Santa Teresa (56) 1637-1639
Portugese 56 Gun
2nd Rate Galleon
 Squadron Flagship Sunk
 

Notes on Action


Spanish SquadronE-WIKI
Order of Battle of the Spanish Armada, 6 September 1639 (Orden de Batalla en media Luna). Total is 75 ships. Dates are now NS.

Name guns (squadron/type/commander etc.) - Fate

Santiago 60 (Castile) - Capitana Real or Royal Flagship. Escaped into Dunkirk, 1 November 1639
San Antonio (pinnace) (Masibradi) - Driven ashore 31 October
San Agustin (pinnace) (Martin Ladron de Guevara) - Driven ashore 31 October
Santa Teresa 60 (Portugal) - Don Lope de Hoces, commander. Destroyed in action 31 October
San Jeronimo
San Agustin (Naples) - Vice-Admiral. Driven ashore 31 October, sunk 3 or 4 days later
El Gran Alejandro (Martin Ladron de Guevara) - Taken by the Dutch
Santa Ana (Portugal)
San Sebastian
Santa Catalina (Guipuzcoa) - Driven ashore 31 October
San Lazaro
San Blas (Masibradi) - Driven ashore 31 October
San Jerónimo (Masibradi) - Burnt in the Downs 31 October
San Nicolas
Santiago (Castile) - Burnt off Dover on the night of 2 November
San Juan Bautista (Guipuzcoa) - Sunk 31 October
Esquevel 16 (hired Dane) - Captured 28 September
San Jose (Dunkirk)
Los Angeles (Castile) - Driven ashore 31 October
Santiago (Portugal) - Driven ashore 31 October
Delfin Dorado (Naples) - Driven ashore 31 October
San Antonio (Naples) - Driven ashore 31 October
San Juan Evangelista (Dunkirk)
El Pingue (hired ship) - Sunk in the Downs 31 October
San Carlos (Masibradi)
San Nicolas (Masibradi)
San Miguel
Orfeo 44 (Naples) - Lost on the Goodwin sands 31 October
San Vicente Ferrer (Dunkerque)
San Martin (Dunkerque)
Nuestra Senora de Monteagudo (Dunkerque) - Escaped into Dunkirk 1 November
Santiago 60? (Galicia) - Captured 31 October
? (flag of Masibradi) - Captured 28 September, retaken same day, escaped to Dunkirk, 1 November, wrecked 4 days later
Santo Tomas (Martin Ladron de Guevara) - Driven ashore 31 October
Nuestra Senora de Luz
Santa Clara
San Gedeon (Dunkerque)
San Jacinto
San Carlos (Dunkerque) - Sunk 31 October
Santo Cristo de Burgos (San Josef) - Lost off the French coast 31 October
San Paulo (Masibradi)
San Miguel
La Corona (hired ship)
La Presa or San Pablo La Presa (Castile)
San Esteban (Martin Ladron de Guevara) - Captured 31 October
San Pedro de la Fortuna (hired ship) - Driven ashore but got off, 31 October
Los Angeles (hired ship)
Aguila Imperial
La Mujer
Santo Domingo de Polonia (hired Polish ship) - Driven ashore 31 October
San Jose (flagship of Vizcaya) - Captured 31 October
San Salvador (flagship of Dunkirk) - Escaped into Dunkirk 1 November
São Baltasar (Vice-Admiral of Portugal) - 800 tons. Back at Lisbon in 1640
San Francisco 50? (Rear-Admiral of Dunkerque) - Escaped into Dunkirk 1 November
San Pedro el Grande (flagship of Ladron de Guevara)
Santiago (Martin Ladron de Guevara)
Jesus Maria (pinnace)
San Pedro Martir (urca) (hired ship) - Driven ashore 31 October
Fama (Urca) (hired ship) - Driven ashore 31 October
Santa Cruz (Masibradi)
San Daniel (Guipuzcoa) - Driven ashore 31 October
San Juan Evangelista (hired ship of Hamburg) - Driven ashore 31 October
Santa Agnes (frigate) (Naples) - Stranded but got off, 3 November
Grune? (Castile) - Driven ashore, 31 October 1639
Santa Teresa (Saetia) (Castile) - Taken by a French privateer 31 October
Exchange (hired English transport) - All 8 English transports put into Plymouth 13 September, and reached the Downs 22 October, where they were detained
Peregrine (hired English transport)
Assurance (hired English transport)
5 other hired English transports

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