This 2-hour fight took place on 30 September 1681 near Cape St Vincent, and was a victory for the Spanish over Brandenburg, which suffered 40 casualties. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ...

Ships involved:

Spain

12 ships
3 fireships

Brandenburg (Adlers)

Markgraf von Brandenburg 28 (formerly Spanish Carolus II, captured the previous year)
Fuchs 20
Röther Löwe 20
Eichhorn 12
Prinzess Maria 12
Wasserhund 10

6 ships, 102 guns