Battle

Battle of the Gulf of Cadiz

7 Aug 1604 · 37.03° N, 7.54° W

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When
7 Aug 1604
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
37.03° N, 7.54° W
Description
1604 naval action during the Anglo-Spanish War
Naval
yes

Battle of the Gulf of Cádiz

The Battle of the Gulf of Cádiz was a naval action which occurred on 7 August 1604. The battle took place when a flotilla of two galleons commanded by Antonio de Oquendo engaged two English corsairs in the service of the Barbary States who were plundering shipping lanes and villages from Galicia to the Gulf of Cádiz. One of the English ships was captured and the other damaged.

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