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Encyclopedia > Battle of Puerto de Cavite
Battle of Puerto de Cavite
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Conflict: Eighty Years' War
Date: 10 June 1647
Place: Puerto de Cavite, Philippines
Outcome: Spanish victory
Combatants
Dutch Republic Spain
Commanders
Strength
12 ships
Casualties
Eighty Years' War: Naval campaign
Playa Honda - Manila BayPuerto de Cavite – Abucay

Battle of Puerto de Cavite was a fought as an extension of the Eighty Years' War between Spanish and the Dutch in the orient. The battle took place in Puerto de Cavite, an important Spanish port, in the Philippines in 1647. The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt from 1568 to 1648 was the secession war between the Netherlands and Spain, as well as subsequent union of Portugal and Spain. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... // Events March 14 - Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. ... Cavite City is a 3rd class city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. ... This article is about the Dutch United Provinces. ... The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt from 1568 to 1648 was the secession war between the Netherlands and Spain, as well as subsequent union of Portugal and Spain. ... The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898 during the Spanish-American War. ... The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt from 1568 to 1648 was the secession war between the Netherlands and Spain, as well as subsequent union of Portugal and Spain. ...


Twelve Dutch ships besieged Puerto de Cavite on June 10, 1647. The Spaniards defended the port with artillery fire and sunk the Dutch flagship. Subsequently, the Dutch left with the Spaniards maintaining control over the port. The Dutch then went on to harrass the Manila Bay area until the war ending in 1648, with the Treaty of Münster. The Ratification of the Treaty of Münster by Gerard Terborch (1648) The Peace of Westphalia, also known as the treaties of Münster and Osnabrück, is the series of treaties that ended the Thirty Years War and officially recognized the United Provinces and Swiss Confederation. ...


The port was one of many important Spanish naval possessions in Manila Bay. Puerto de Cavite is located in current day Cavite City. Manila Bay Ü is the harbor which serves the port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines. ... Cavite City is a 3rd class city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. ...



 

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