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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Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) hasMajorEvent Raid on Cadiz (1587)