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Capture of Cadiz

Capture of Cadiz was a battle fought on 30 June 1596 at Bay of Cádiz, in what is now Spain; it lasted 15 days. The recorded result: Anglo-Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 40 ships and 5,000 men against 150 ships and 14,000 men.

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Insula Gaditana, vulgo isla de Cádiz. Mapa de la bahía de Cádiz, perteneciente al "Blaeus Grooten Atlas" de 1664.
Insula Gaditana, vulgo isla de Cádiz. Mapa de la bahía de Cádiz, perteneciente al "Blaeus Grooten Atlas" de 1664.. Joan Blaeu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 June 1596lasted 15 days
WhereBay of Cádiz, Spain36.550N, 6.284W
OutcomeAnglo-Dutch victory
BelligerentsSpainagainstEngland; Dutch Republic

Record

Date30 June 1596
to 15 July 1596
PlaceBay of Cádiz, Spain
36.550N, 6.284W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength40 ships and 5,000 men150 ships and 14,000 men
Casualties and losses32 ships scuttled or sunk3 galleons sunk or burnt,; 2 other ships sunk,; 5 other ships captured,; ~2,000 killed
Commanders
  • Alonso Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno y Zúñiga
  • Alonso de Bazán
  • Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
  • Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
  • Jacob van Wassenaer Duivenvoorde
  • Walter Raleigh
  • Francis Vere
Capture of CadizCapture of CadizCádiz ExpeditionBattle of CádizSiege of CádizBattle of CádizAssault on CadizCádiz ExpeditionSevilleTangierGibraltarCeutaMálagaHuelvaFaroAlgeciras100 km36.550N, 6.284W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1596 and 1823.

Elsewhere in 1596

Capture of Cadiz is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2535988, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Cádiz (1596), revision 1381259574, 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.