Capture of Cádiz (1596)

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The Capture of Cádiz (1596) was a major English-Dutch naval expedition during which forces under the Earl of Essex and Lord Howard of Effingham sacked and briefly occupied the Spanish port city of Cádiz, inflicting significant economic and symbolic damage on Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military campaign
naval expedition
action destruction of Spanish shipping and supplies
sack of Cádiz
alsoKnownAs Sack of Cádiz (1596)
belligerent Dutch Republic
Kingdom of England
Spanish Empire
commander Alonso de Bazán
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Francisco de Mendoza
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
conflict Elizabethan naval war against Spain
conflictType Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
country Spain
date 1596
effect significant economic damage to Spain
symbolic blow to Spanish prestige
endDate July 1596
historicalEra Age of Sail
historicalPeriod late 16th century
landComponent assault and occupation of the city of Cádiz
location Cádiz, Spain
linked to: Cadiz
monarchOnEnglishSide Elizabeth I of England
monarchOnSpanishSide Philip II of Spain
navalComponent attack on Spanish fleet in Cádiz harbour
notableAspect English and Dutch forces withdrew after sacking the city
city was occupied only briefly
objective attack on Spanish port of Cádiz
disruption of Spanish maritime power
outcome temporary occupation of Cádiz by Anglo-Dutch forces
participant Dutch fleet
English Navy
linked to: English navy

Spanish Navy
partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
place Cádiz
linked to: Cadiz
relatedEvent Drake–Norris Expedition (1589)
Raid on Cádiz (1596 campaign)
Spanish Armada (1588)
linked to: Spanish Armada
result Anglo-Dutch victory
startDate June 1596
theatre Atlantic Ocean
Iberian Peninsula
year 1596

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Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) hasMajorEvent Capture of Cádiz (1596)
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex notableWork Essex expedition to Cadiz (1596)
linked to: Capture of Cádiz (1596)
Capture of Cádiz (1596) alsoKnownAs Sack of Cádiz (1596)
linked to: Capture of Cádiz (1596)
Capture of Cádiz (1596) relatedEvent Raid on Cádiz (1596 campaign)
linked to: Capture of Cádiz (1596)
Francis Vere battle Capture of Cadiz (1596)
linked to: Capture of Cádiz (1596)