Robert Blake and Edward Montagu set sail to intercept Spain's fleet

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.04: English Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century, 1625-1688.
Vol. editors: Jennifer Brady (Rhodes College), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne), Claire Preston (Queen Mary, University of London), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)

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Navy

Dates

Date of occurrence 1656-03-28

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United Kingdom (Location)
Spain (Involved)

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Before war had officially begun against Spain the previous year, Cromwell had issued secret instructions to Robert Blake (English General-at-Sea) to intercept ships between Spain and the West Indies. After England declared war in October 1655, these naval missions began again, and in March 1656, Blake and his second-in-command, Edward Montagu, set sail to undertake a blockade of Cadiz.

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