Battle of Gibraltar

When

10 Aug 1621

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.14° N, 5.40° W

Description

1621 naval battle in the Eighty Years' War

Naval

yes

1621 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War

The Battle of Gibraltar took place on 10 August 1621, during the Eighty Years' War between the Spanish Empire and the Dutch Republic. A Dutch East India Company fleet, escorted by a squadron under Willem Haultain de Zoete, was intercepted and defeated by nine ships of Spain's Atlantic fleet under Fadrique de Toledo while passing the Strait of Gibraltar.

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