This battle took place on 24 June 1618 at the Strait of Gibraltar

Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa. The name comes from Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic Jebel Tariq , albeit the Arab name for the Strait is Bab el-Zakat or...

, when 12 Dutch

Netherlands

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 ships which had been hired by Venice

Venice

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 and were flying Venetian colors, under the command of Melcior van den Kerchove, fought their way through against 10 blockading Spanish

Spain

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 ships, commanded by Miguel de Vidazabal. About 10 Dutch ships, commanded by Moy Lambert

Moy Lambert

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(although his full squadron consisted of 13 ships), stood aside during the battle. The battle lasted from 3pm til nightfall. The Venetians suffered 40 casualties and the Spanish 70. The Spanish account mentions only 10 ships under Venetian colors and 8 under Dutch.