battle, early modern
Raid on Málaga
Raid on Málaga was a battle fought in 1656 at Málaga, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1654 to 1660. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: Various shore defenses; 10 ships against five ships; 1 fireship.
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Where it sits in the Anglo-Spanish War
Record
| Date | 1656 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Málaga, Spain 36.719N, 4.420W | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | Various shore defenses; 10 ships | five ships; 1 fireship |
| Casualties and losses | 9 ships sunk; Guns spiked | Unknown. |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Málaga 1937, 0.4 km SE
- Siege of Málaga 1487, 0.9 km NE
- Battle of Málaga 1704, 4.8 km E
- Battle of Guadalhorce 1326, 6.7 km SW
- Pasaje Begoña police raid 1971, 13 km SW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1487 and 1937.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Santo Domingo 23 April 1655
- After: Battle of Cádiz 9 September 1656
- All 8 engagements of Anglo-Spanish War
Elsewhere in 1656
- Battle of Warsaw Poland
- Siege of Riga Latvia
- Battle of Valenciennes France
- Battle of the Dardanelles Turkey
- Battle of Prostken Poland
Raid on Málaga is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1034162, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Málaga (1656), revision 1370705940, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.