Battle of the Gulf of Cadiz (1604)

Battle of the Gulf of Cádiz (1604)
Part of the Anglo–Spanish War
Monument to Antonio de Oquendo in Donostia
Date 7 August 1604 Location Gulf of Cádiz Result Spanish victory[1]
Belligerents
Spain	England
Commanders and leaders
Antonio de Oquendo	Unknown
Strength
2 galleons	1 galleon 1 fusta
Casualties and losses
1 galleon damaged	1 galleon captured 1 fusta damaged 100 dead and wounded

The Battle of the Gulf of Cádiz was a naval action which occurred on 7 August 1604, during the last days of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). The battle took place when a flotilla of two galleons commanded by Antonio de Oquendo engaged two English privateers who were plundering shipping lanes and villages around the Gulf of Cádiz. One of the English ships was captured and the other damaged. Oquendo's action off Cádiz is notable for having been fought just 21 days before the signing of the Treaty of London, which ended the protracted war between England and Spain.