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Tudor

Spanish Raid — Mousehole Burning 1595

1595
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Cornish militia
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Spanish landing force under Juan del Aguila
Outcome
Mousehole burned; Spanish withdraw after English forces begin to muster
The Battle

History & Significance

A Spanish force of about 400 men landed near Mousehole in July 1595 and burned the village, the most significant enemy landing on English soil since 1066; the raid demonstrated the vulnerability of the Cornish coast and provoked widespread panic.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Spanish Raid — Mousehole Burning 1595

Medieval wayside cross at Paul
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Kerris Cross
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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