"95 warships" . . . "1639-10-21" . . . . . . . "attacked the Spanish fleet" . "5,000 sailors or marines" . . "35 ships" . . "22galleys, 29galleons, 13frigates, 6,500 sailors, 8,000 marines" . . . . . . . "3,000 soldiers captured or interned in England" . "Spain" . . . . . . "find dubious" . . . . . "Dutch victory" . . . . "Netherlands" . . . . . . "Battle of the Downs" . . . "Battle of the Downs" . "naval defeat in the channel" . . . . "30 transports, carrying 9,000 soldiers" . . . . . . .