Cádiz expedition (1625)

Cádiz expedition (1625)
	Part of the Anglo-Spanish War and the Thirty Years' War
	; The Defence of Cádiz against the English ; Francisco de Zurbarán, 1634.
Date	1–7 November 1625
Location	Bay of Cádiz (Spain)
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
England; United Provinces	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Edward Cecil; Robert Devereux; William of Nassau	Fernando Girón, marquis of Sofraga
Strength
5,400 sailors; 10,000 soldiers; 105 ships	4,000 men in Cádiz; 2,300 men in bridge Zuazo
Casualties and losses
7,000 dead or captured; 62 ships lost	Low

The Cádiz expedition of 1625 was a naval expedition against Spain by English and Dutch forces. The plan was put forward because after the Dissolution of the Parliament of 1625, the Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Admiral, wanted to undertake an expedition that would match the exploits of the raiders of the Elizabethan era and in doing so, would return respect to the country and its people after the political stress of the preceding years.

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