The danger posed by the Spaniards’ arrival was immediately realized, and Mountjoy took immediate steps to strengthen English defences. On 4 December, Mountjoy received confirmation of the story. On 2 December, a day after the Spanish arrived in Castlehaven, Lord Mountjoy was informed that seven Spanish ships had entered the harbour of Castlehaven. At that time Castlehaven Castle was held by the O'Driscoll clan and they welcomed the Spanish. Eventually Zubiar arrived with a total force of 2000 men near Castlehaven on 1 December. Zubiaur with six ships became separated from the main fleet. On 23 September 1601, a Spanish Fleet under Don Juan del Águila arrived in Kinsale harbour. Five out of six Spanish ships, commanded by General Pedro de Zubiaur were either sunk, captured, or run aground in the battle, while the English fleet lost no ships. The Spanish convoy was protected by fortified positions on shore, a castle, and 600 Spanish and Irish footmen. The Battle of Castlehaven was a naval battle that took place on 6 December 1601 in the bay off Castlehaven on the south coast of Ireland during the Nine Years' War between a Spanish naval convoy of six ships and an English fleet, commanded by Admiral Richard Leveson and consisting of four warships.
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