The Raid on Malaga was a military action by the English against the Spanish city of

Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...

on 21 July 1656 as part of the Anglo–Spanish War (1654–1660). Five English ships including ''Dunbar'', ''Ruby'', ''Preston'' and , appeared at six in the morning in the Bay of Málaga. The Marquis of Mondéjar, governor of the city, raised the alarm. At 13:00 the English frigates approached the harbor and attacked a Genoese and a Sicilian galley. The Sicilian galley succeeded in escaping at the cost of two killed and the captain being wounded. The Genoese galley was less lucky: it was seized and set on fire, together with all other ships found in the harbor. After this, the English started shelling the city and its defenses for four hours, seriously damaging

Málaga Cathedral The Cathedral of Málaga is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Málaga in Andalusia in southern Spain. It is in the Renaissance architectural tradition. The cathedral is located within the limits defined by a now missing portion of the medieva ...

. Meeting little resistance, the English went ashore and destroyed the greater part of the city's munition supply. All the harbor guns were spiked as well. There were at least fourteen killed and many wounded in the city. A large part of the population fled to the countryside.

Sources

;Notes ;External Sources
''Anglo-Spanish War – The Spanish Blockade''
* Alfonso Vallejo:
Balada sobre el ataque a Málaga de cinco fragatas inglesas en 1656
'. Jábega, , Nº. 7, 1974, pp. 40–44 *

Spanish Wikipedia The Spanish Wikipedia () is the Spanish-language edition of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia. It has articles. Started in May 2001, it reached 100,000 articles on 8 March 2006, and 1,000,000 articles on 16 May 2013. It is the -largest Wikip ...

Conflicts in 1656 Battles involving England Battles involving Spain 1656 in Europe 1656 in Spain Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) History of Málaga {{England-battle-stub