Battle of Gibraltar

1607 CE.

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The naval Battle of Gibraltar took place on 25 April 1607, during the Eighty Years' War, when a Dutch fleet surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar. During the four hours of action, most of the Spanish ships were destroyed.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Gibraltar (1607), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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