| Destruction of Miltona | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | February 10 1573 |
| Location | Middleton Island, Brunant |
| Result | Pirates sack Miltona, burning down half the town |
| Belligerents | |
| Miltona | Pirates |
| Commanders | |
| Ballandan Torquelles | Unknown |
| Strength | |
| 70 Miltona Watch members 450 armed townsmen |
500 Pirates |
| Casualties and losses | |
| 220 Men Killed
60 Men and Women taken prisoner |
130 (dead and wounded) |
In February of 1573 an underprepared Watch led by Ballandan "The Unprepared" Torquelles faced a far superior force of pirates. Realising that he did not have the forces neccesary to defend the town, Ballandan led his men to instead buy time for the citizens to flee the town into the Island, taking only their most imporant possessions. While more than half the town was burned and much of the townspeople's possessions stolen, the tactic was successful in minimising lives lost - some 100 fewer men were killed and 160 fewer people were taken prisoner than when Miltona was last sacked in 1501.