1607 naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch fleet surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar. It took place on 25 April 1607. The setting was Bay of Gibraltar. It was part of the Eighty Years' War. Those involved included the Dutch Republic and Hispanic Monarchy.
Before and after
- 5 November 1605Gunpowder Plot
- 24 November 1605Janszoon voyage of 1606
- 6 June 1606Birth of Pierre Corneille
- 15 July 1606Birth of Rembrandt
- 25 April 1607Battle of Gibraltar
- May 1607Jamestown
- 1608Publication of King Lear
- 15 October 1608Birth of Evangelista Torricelli
- 9 December 1608Birth of John Milton
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 1618 to 1648Thirty Years' War
- from 1642 to 1651English Civil War
- 24 October 1648Peace of Westphalia
- from 1652 to 1784Anglo-Dutch Wars
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- from 17 May 1756 to 15 February 1763Seven Years' War
The era
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