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Battle of Getaria
The Battle of Getaria or the Battle of Guetaria are the names given to a battle in the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59), which took place on 22 August 1638 at Getaria, northern Spain, when a French fleet under de Sourdis attacked and destroyed a Spanish fleet under Lope de Hoces.
The battle.
In June 1638 a large French army crossed the Pyrenees to besiege Fuenterrabía.
The French army was accompanied by a fleet between 27 and 44 French warships under Henri de Sourdis,
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