Several engagements near the port of Cádiz in Spain are known as the Battle of Cádiz: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard (1587): a successful series of attack on Cádiz by English forces under Francis Drake during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). Capture of Cádiz (1596): the capture of Cádiz by Anglo-Dutch forces under Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).
Several engagements near the port of Cádiz in Spain are known as the Battle of Cádiz: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard (1587): a successful series of attack on Cádiz by English forces under Francis Drake during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). Capture of Cádiz (1596): the capture of Cádiz by Anglo-Dutch forces under Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).
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