naval engagement, early modern
Battle of Gibraltar
Battle of Gibraltar was a naval engagement fought on 10 August 1621 at Bay of Gibraltar, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Eighty Years' War, which ran from 1568 to 1648. The recorded result: Spanish victory.
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Record
| Date | 10 August 1621 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Bay of Gibraltar, Spain 36.139N, 5.399W | |
| Part of | Eighty Years' War (1568 to 1648) | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Result | Spanish victory | |
| Belligerents | Spain | Dutch Republic; Denmark–Norway |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Gibraltar 1607, same recorded site
- Battle of Carteia 206 BC, 2.8 km
- First Battle of Algeciras 1801, 2.8 km
- Operation Pedestal 1942, 3.8 km
- Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779, 3.9 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Playa Honda 14 April 1617
- After: Siege of Jülich 5 September 1621
- All 126 engagements of Eighty Years' War
Elsewhere in 1621
- Siege of Montauban France
- Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély France
- Siege of Frankenthal Germany
- Blockade of La Rochelle France
- Battle of Kroppenhof Latvia
Battle of Gibraltar is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890865, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gibraltar (1621), revision 1373705907, 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.