However, because many anchors had been cut loose in the previous encounter with the fireships, 26 Spanish ships were wrecked on the Irish coast, with the loss of some 5,000 to 6,000 men.
Ent kuna eelnenud kokkupõrkes süütelaevadega olid paljud ankruköied läbi raiutud, purunes 26 Hispaania laeva vastu Iirimaa rannikut, nii et elu kaotas 5000 – 6000 meest.