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Capture of Cadiz
Captures Cadiz from the Moors
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Cadiz in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Captures Cadiz from the Moors
Ferdinand backs a 2nd expedition with 17 ships which departs from Cadiz
Ferdinand backs a 2nd expedition led by Colombus with 17 ships to depart from Cadiz
A raid on Cadiz, led by Francis Drake had captured or destroyed some thirty ships and great quantities of supplies, setting preparations back by a year
A raid on Cadiz, led by Francis Drake had captured or destroyed some thirty ships and great quantities of supplies, setting preparations back by a year
Loses Cadiz to the English
The English mount a raid on Cadiz
Defeated by the French fleet
Is defeated by Jean Armand de Breze's French fleet near Cadiz
Villadarias organises the Spanish defence that frustrates the Allied expedition.
Villadarias defends Cadiz against the Anglo-Dutch expedition during the opening campaigns in Spain.
Leaves Cadiz with Spanish ships in the combined fleet.
Provenance
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