Capture of Cádiz: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	June 20, 1596 - July 5, 1596
Location	Cádiz • Spain
Participants	Spanish Armada • Spain • England

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Key People

Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.

Philip II

king of Spain and Portugal

Charles Howard, 1st earl of Nottingham, detail of an oil painting by an unknown artist, 1602; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Charles Howard, 1st earl of Nottingham

English admiral

Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)

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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

World Wars

D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.

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