Battle of Flores (1591) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of Flores was a naval engagement of the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585 fought off the Island of Flores between a English fleet of 22 ships under Lord Thomas Howard and a Spanish fleet of 63 ships under Alonso de Bazan. Sent to the Azores to capture the annual Spanish treasure convoy, when a stronger Spanish fleet appeared off Flores, Howard ordered his ships to flee to the north, saving all of them except the galleon Revenge, which, surprised by a second squadron of Spaniards, was cut off from the rest of the fleet. After a fight which lasted until the night, Revenge, out of action, surrendered. Despite the damage Grenville had inflicted, the Spanish treated Revenge's survivors honourably. Grenville, who had been taken aboard Bazan's flagship, died two days later.