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==April &ndash; June==
* [[April 12]] &ndash; Francis Drake and the English conquerors depart Cartagena after having looted the city and being paid a ransom of 250,000 Spanish pesos by the New Granadan Governor, Don Pedro Fernández.
* [[May 27]] &ndash; English privateers, commanded by Sir Francis Drake, [[Raid on St. Augustine|carry out a raid]] on the Spanish settlement of [[St. Augustine, Florida]].<ref>Angus Konstam, ''The Great Expedition: Sir Francis Drake on the Spanish Main - 1585-86'' (Osprey, 2011) p.66-70</ref>
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|Anglo-Spanish War]]: The [[Siege of Grave (1586)|Siege of Grave]] in the Netherlands, by Spanish General [[Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort]], ends with the surrender of the garrison after a siege of four months.<ref>Graham Darby, ''The Origins and Development of the Dutch Revolt'' (Routledge, 2001) p.190</ref>