Battle of Puerto de Cavite

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Date	10 June 1647
Location	Puerto de Cavite in Manila Bay, Philippines
Result	Spanish victory

Belligerents

Dutch Republic

Spain

Strength

12 ships

several local ships

Casualties and losses

2 ships

unknown

Dutch Revolt

Oosterweel – Rheindalen – Heiligerlee – Jemmingen – Jodoigne – Brielle – Haarlem – Flushing – Borsele – Zuiderzee – Alkmaar – Leiden – Reimerswaal – Mookerheyde – Gembloux – Maastricht – 1st Breda – Antwerp – Boksum – Zutphen – 1st Bergen op Zoom – Gravelines – 2nd Breda – Turnhout – Nieuwpoort – Ostend – Sluys – Gibraltar – 2nd Bergen op Zoom –3rd Breda – Groenlo - Bay of Matanzas – 's-Hertogenbosch – Maastricht – 4th Breda – Kallo – The Downs – Hulst – Puerto de Cavite

The naval Battle of Puerto de Cavite took place on 10 June 1647 during the Eighty Years' War between a Spanish fleet and a Dutch fleet in Puerto de Cavite, an important Spanish port in Manila Bay, Philippines in which the Dutch were defeated.

Twelve Dutch ships besieged Puerto de Cavite, the home of the Manila galleons, on June 10. The Spaniards defended the port with artillery fire and sank the Dutch flagship. Subsequently the Dutch left with the Spaniards still maintaining control over the port. This came at a great cost since Porta Vaga, a Spanish stone fort that defended the area, was destroyed. The Dutch then went on to harass the Manila Bay area until the wars end in 1648 with the Treaty of Münster.

The port was one of many important Spanish naval possessions in Manila Bay, and facilitated trade between the Philippines and Mexico. Puerto de Cavite is located in current day Cavite City.

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