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Battle of Cádiz (1640)

Coordinates: 36°29′39″N 6°13′1″W / 36.49417°N 6.21694°W / 36.49417; -6.21694
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Battle of Cádiz (1640)
Part of the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
Date21 July 1640 (Julian calendar)
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Empire  France
Commanders and leaders
Jerónimo Gómez de Sandoval Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé
Strength
10 galleons,
1 patache[1]
24 galleons,
12 fireships[1]
Casualties and losses
1 galleon burned,
1 patache sunk[2]
Unknown

The Battle of Cádiz (1640) was a naval battle in the Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659), which took place on July 21, 1640, when a French squadron under Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé attacked a Spanish convoy coming from the Americas.

The attack occurred just in front of the coast of Cádiz. Armand de Breze employed a hitherto unknown tactic to attack the Spanish convoy from both sides. The Spanish lost a galleon and a small vessel but the convoy completed its journey and delivered most of its cargoes including its silver bullion. French losses are unknown.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Duro 1898, p. 263
  2. ^ Duro 1898, p. 265

References

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  • Duro, Fernandez Cesáreo (1898), Armada española desde la Unión de los Reinos de Castilla y de León (in Spanish), vol. 4, Madrid: Est. tipográfico "Sucesores de Rivadeneyra", pp. 263, 265

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