"2 vessels lost" . . . "30 warships and supply ships" . "1640-01-17" . "Action of 12\u201317 January 1640" . . . . "34 armed transports" . "*" . . "Tactically Inconclusive" . . . "Action of 12\u201317 January 1640" . "Portugal" . . . . . . . "13 small vessels" . . "action of 12\u201317 January 1640" . "the repulse" . "30 galleons" . "Dutch Republic" . . "details" . . "Netherlands" . "Spain" . "10 small vessels" .