Historical place archive

Cadiz in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Cadiz in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records8 event labels4 people1728–1813

Historical events in Cadiz

1728

1728
Blockade of Cadiz
Charles Wager · Military

Blockades Cadiz

1728
Cadiz Harbour Blockaded
Charles Wager · Military

Wager maintains naval pressure on Cadiz to restrict Spanish warships and shipping using the port.

1797

3 July 1797
Attack on Cadiz
Horatio Nelson · Revolutionary Wars

Leads boat attacks during operations against Cadiz.

1805

September 1805
Cadiz Blockade
Cuthbert Collingwood · Napoleonic Wars

Maintains blockade pressure before Nelson arrives.

28 September 1805
Arrival off Cadiz
Horatio Nelson · Napoleonic Wars

Joins the fleet and assumes command before Trafalgar.

28 September 1805
Cadiz Blockade
Horatio Nelson · Napoleonic Wars

Joins the fleet off Cadiz before the Trafalgar campaign.

9 October 1805
Nelson Memorandum
Horatio Nelson · Napoleonic Wars

Sets out his battle plan in the Trafalgar Memorandum.

9 October 1805
Trafalgar Memorandum
Horatio Nelson · Napoleonic Wars

Issues tactical instructions for breaking the enemy line.

1813

January 1813
Siege of Cadiz
Arthur Wellesley · Napoleonic Wars

Wellington marches in triumph through Cadiz

Provenance

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