The Action of 22 July 1638 or the Battle of Guetaria are the names given to a battle in the Franco-Spanish War (1635 - 1659), which took place on 22 July 1638 at Guetaria

Getaria (Spain)

Getaria is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain.Its most famous sons are Juan Sebastián Elcano, Admiral Miguel de Oquendo, who commanded the Guipúzcoa Squadron of the Spanish Armada, the explorer Domingo de Bonechea, and...

, northern Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, when a French fleet under de Sourdis

Henri de Sourdis

Henri d'Escoubleau de Sourdis was a French naval commander and Archbishop of Bordeaux.Like many churchmen of his day, de Sourdis was a military man as well as a prelate. He fought in the Thirty Years' War and in 1628 served as commander of the artillery at the Siege of La Rochelle...

 attacked and destroyed a Spanish fleet of 12 galleons, under Lope de Hoces, which were moored in a line across the harbor entrance, before sending in fireships. 11 were burnt - the Spanish flagship, at least, being scuttled, and the other went aground.

Chevalier Paul

Chevalier Paul

Jean-Paul de Saumeur , often called Chevalier Paul was a French admiral who served in several Mediterranean campaigns.Saumeur began sailing at the age of twelve in the navy of the Order of Malta...

 distinguished himself during this action.

France

• L'Europe 34 (flag)
• Le Cygne 30
• La Licorne 30 (Chevalier Paul
  Chevalier Paul
  Jean-Paul de Saumeur , often called Chevalier Paul was a French admiral who served in several Mediterranean campaigns.Saumeur began sailing at the age of twelve in the navy of the Order of Malta...
  
  )
• Le Coq 30
• La Fortune 30
• La Vierge 30
• 5 fireships
• others