Raid on Cadiz (1587)
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The Raid on Cadiz (1587) was an English naval attack led by Sir Francis Drake that struck the Spanish port of Cádiz, destroying ships and supplies and delaying the Spanish Armada.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raid on Cadiz (1587) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Raid on Cadiz (1587) Context triple: [Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), hasMajorEvent, Raid on Cadiz (1587)]
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English Armada (1589)
The English Armada (1589) was a failed naval expedition launched by England against Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Armada, intended to capitalize on Spanish weakness but resulting in heavy losses and little strategic gain.
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Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
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C.
Spanish Fury (1576) in Antwerp
The Spanish Fury of 1576 in Antwerp was a brutal mutiny and sack of the city by unpaid Spanish troops during the Eighty Years’ War, resulting in massive destruction and loss of life and galvanizing opposition to Spanish rule in the Low Countries.
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Raid on the Medway
The Raid on the Medway was a daring 1667 Dutch naval attack that devastated the English fleet in its home waters and marked one of England’s most humiliating maritime defeats.
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E.
Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717
The Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 was a Bourbon Spain military campaign to seize the island from Habsburg control, helping trigger the wider War of the Quadruple Alliance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Raid on Cadiz (1587) Target entity description: The Raid on Cadiz (1587) was an English naval attack led by Sir Francis Drake that struck the Spanish port of Cádiz, destroying ships and supplies and delaying the Spanish Armada.
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A.
English Armada (1589)
The English Armada (1589) was a failed naval expedition launched by England against Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Armada, intended to capitalize on Spanish weakness but resulting in heavy losses and little strategic gain.
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B.
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
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C.
Spanish Fury (1576) in Antwerp
The Spanish Fury of 1576 in Antwerp was a brutal mutiny and sack of the city by unpaid Spanish troops during the Eighty Years’ War, resulting in massive destruction and loss of life and galvanizing opposition to Spanish rule in the Low Countries.
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D.
Raid on the Medway
The Raid on the Medway was a daring 1667 Dutch naval attack that devastated the English fleet in its home waters and marked one of England’s most humiliating maritime defeats.
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E.
Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717
The Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 was a Bourbon Spain military campaign to seize the island from Habsburg control, helping trigger the wider War of the Quadruple Alliance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
event in the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
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military operation ⓘ naval raid ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard ⓘ |
| belligerent |
England
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Spain ⓘ |
| category |
1587 in military history
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Battles involving England ⓘ Battles involving Spain ⓘ Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
surface form:
Naval battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
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| cause | Spanish preparations for invasion of England ⓘ |
| commander |
Francis Drake
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surface form:
Sir Francis Drake
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| commandingNavy |
English navy
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surface form:
English Royal Navy
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| conflictBetween |
Kingdom of England
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Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfAttackingForce | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryWhereOccurred | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1587 ⓘ |
| effect |
damage to Spanish logistical capacity
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delay of the Spanish Armada by about one year ⓘ destruction of Spanish ships in harbor ⓘ destruction of naval stores and provisions ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
English privateers
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Spanish harbor defenses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Sail
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Tudor England ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan era
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| location |
Andalusia
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Cadiz ⓘ
surface form:
Cádiz
Spain ⓘ |
| monarchOfAttackingSide | Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| monarchOfDefendingSide | Philip II of Spain ⓘ |
| notableCommanderForAttackingSide |
Francis Drake
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surface form:
Sir Francis Drake
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| objective |
destroy Spanish shipping and naval supplies
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disrupt preparations of the Spanish Armada ⓘ |
| opposingNavy | Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ |
| preludeTo |
Spanish Armada
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surface form:
Spanish Armada (1588)
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| relatedTo | Anglo-Spanish naval warfare ⓘ |
| relatedWork | contemporary accounts by Sir Francis Drake ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted English morale and prestige
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weakened Spanish naval readiness before the Armada campaign ⓘ |
| startDate | April 1587 ⓘ |
| strategy | pre-emptive strike ⓘ |
| target |
Spanish naval stores
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Spanish port of Cádiz ⓘ Spanish supply ships ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic Ocean
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Iberian coastal waters ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Raid on Cadiz (1587) Description of subject: The Raid on Cadiz (1587) was an English naval attack led by Sir Francis Drake that struck the Spanish port of Cádiz, destroying ships and supplies and delaying the Spanish Armada.
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