 The Spanish in complete disorder managed to extricate themselves in the poor weather but lost another five more ships in the pursuit which was halted because of nightfall, and by which time the battle had ended.The events of which unfurled was all in view of Don Louis Zúñiga to see, who was standing on the top of a dyke to watch the combat in the pouring rain.Romero waded ashore, soon found Zúñiga and coolly said;
The Spanish retreated in disorder to Bergen and by that time had lost fifteen ships captured and sunk with as many as 1,200 killed wounded or captured and the Spanish were completely routed.