Battle of Cádiz (1640)
Naval battle in the Franco-Spanish War
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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.
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| Battle of Cádiz (1640) | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spanish Empire |
 France | ||||||
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Jerónimo Gómez de Sandoval |
Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé | ||||||
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10 galleons, 1 patache[1] |
24 galleons, 12 fireships[1] | ||||||
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1 galleon burned, 1 patache sunk[2] | Unknown | ||||||
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.