Raid on Cadiz (1587)

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The Raid on Cadiz (1587) was an English naval attack led by Sir Francis Drake that struck the Spanish port of Cádiz, destroying ships and supplies and delaying the Spanish Armada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
naval raid ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard ⓘ
belligerent England ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
category 1587 in military history ⓘ
Battles involving England ⓘ
Battles involving Spain ⓘ
Naval battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
cause Spanish preparations for invasion of England ⓘ
commander Sir Francis Drake ⓘ
linked to: Francis Drake
commandingNavy English Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
conflictBetween Kingdom of England ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfAttackingForce Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryWhereOccurred Spain ⓘ
date 1587 ⓘ
effect damage to Spanish logistical capacity ⓘ
delay of the Spanish Armada by about one year ⓘ
destruction of Spanish ships in harbor ⓘ
destruction of naval stores and provisions ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
hasParticipant English privateers ⓘ
Spanish harbor defenses ⓘ
historicalPeriod Age of Sail ⓘ
Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: Tudor England
location Andalusia ⓘ
Cádiz ⓘ
linked to: Cadiz

Spain ⓘ
monarchOfAttackingSide Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
monarchOfDefendingSide Philip II of Spain ⓘ
notableCommanderForAttackingSide Sir Francis Drake ⓘ
linked to: Francis Drake
objective destroy Spanish shipping and naval supplies ⓘ
disrupt preparations of the Spanish Armada ⓘ
opposingNavy Spanish Navy ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
preludeTo Spanish Armada (1588) ⓘ
linked to: Spanish Armada
relatedTo Anglo-Spanish naval warfare ⓘ
relatedWork contemporary accounts by Sir Francis Drake ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
significance boosted English morale and prestige ⓘ
weakened Spanish naval readiness before the Armada campaign ⓘ
startDate April 1587 ⓘ
strategy pre-emptive strike ⓘ
target Spanish naval stores ⓘ
Spanish port of Cádiz ⓘ
Spanish supply ships ⓘ
theatre Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Iberian coastal waters ⓘ
typeOfWarfare naval warfare ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → hasMajorEvent → Raid on Cadiz (1587) ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish naval warfare → hasPart → Cadiz raid (1587) ⓘ
linked to: Raid on Cadiz (1587)
Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard → alsoKnownAs → Raid on Cádiz (1587) ⓘ
linked to: Raid on Cadiz (1587)