Anglo-Spanish War
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Anglo-Spanish War may refer to:
  • The Anglo-Spanish War (1585)
    Anglo-Spanish War (1585)
    The Anglo–Spanish War was an intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of Spain and England that was never formally declared. The war was punctuated by widely separated battles, and began with England's military expedition in 1585 to the Netherlands under the command of the Earl of Leicester in...

     of 1585–1604 was part of the Eighty Years' War
  • The Anglo-Spanish War (1625)
    Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630)
    The Anglo–Spanish War was fought by the Spain against the Kingdom of England and the United Provinces. The conflict formed part of the Eighty Years' War and the Thirty Years' War.-Background:...

     of 1625–1630 was part of the Thirty Years' War
  • The Anglo-Spanish War (1654)
    Anglo-Spanish War (1654)
    The Anglo-Spanish War was a conflict between the English Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell and Spain, between 1654 and 1660. It was caused by commercial rivalry. Each side attacked the other's commercial and colonial interests in various ways such as privateering and naval expeditions. In 1655, an...

     of 1654–1660, which later merged into the Franco-Spanish War
  • The Anglo-Spanish War (1727)
    Anglo-Spanish War (1727)
    The Anglo-Spanish War of 1727–1729 was a limited war that took place between Great Britain and Spain during the Eighteenth Century, and consisted of a failed British attempt to blockade Porto Bello and a failed Spanish attempt to capture Gibraltar...

     of 1727–1729
  • The Anglo-Spanish War (1739) of 1739–1742, which later merged into the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748)
  • The Anglo-Spanish War (1761)
    Anglo-Spanish War (1761)
    The Anglo-Spanish War was fought between Britain and Spain as part of the Seven Years' War. It lasted from December 1761 until February 1763 when a peace settlement the Treaty of Paris brought it to an end.-Background:...

     of 1761–1763 was part of the Seven Years' War
  • The Anglo-Spanish War (1779) of 1779–1783 was part of the American Revolutionary War
  • The Anglo-Spanish War (1796) of 1796–1802 and 1804–1808 was part of the French Revolutionary Wars (1796-1802) and Napoleonic Wars (1803-1808)


Other wars that pitted England against Spain, though not commonly known as "Anglo-Spanish" wars, include:
  • The War of the Spanish Succession
    War of the Spanish Succession
    The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...

     (1702–1713)
  • The War of the Quadruple Alliance
    War of the Quadruple Alliance
    The War of the Quadruple Alliance was a result of the ambitions of King Philip V of Spain, his wife, Elisabeth Farnese, and his chief minister Giulio Alberoni to retake territories in Italy and to claim the French throne. It saw the defeat of Spain by an alliance of Britain, France, Austria , and...

    (1718–1720)
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