naval engagement, early modern
Battle of Cádiz
Battle of Cádiz was a naval engagement fought on 9 September 1656 at Bay of Cádiz, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1654 to 1660. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: 8 ships against 8 ships.
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Where it sits in the Anglo-Spanish War
Record
| Date | 9 September 1656 | |
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| Place | Bay of Cádiz, Spain 36.533N, 6.283W | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Strength | 8 ships | 8 ships |
| Casualties and losses | 5 ships | None |
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Nearest engagements
- Cádiz Expedition 1625, same recorded site
- Siege of Cádiz 1810, 1.7 km W
- Capture of Cadiz 1596, 1.9 km N
- Assault on Cadiz 1797, 2.4 km SE
- Battle of Cádiz 1702, 4.9 km N
Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1596 and 1823.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Santo Domingo 23 April 1655
- After: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 20 April 1657
- All 6 engagements of Anglo-Spanish War
Elsewhere in 1656
- Battle of Warsaw Poland
- Siege of Riga Latvia
- Battle of Valenciennes France
- Battle of the Dardanelles Turkey
- Battle of Prostken Poland
Battle of Cádiz is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870824, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cádiz (1656), revision 1370109471, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.