An example would be the sack of Cadiz in 1596. A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet set sail from Plymouth and temporarily captured and held the important port of Cadiz, destroyed a major Spanish fleet anchored there, and pillaged the city of its wealth. Though the Anglo-Dutch troops did respect the integrity of the people of the city. Proposals to hold the city permanently was vetoed by the expedition's commander. The fleet burned additional targets in Portugal on its return trip. The Spanish crown suffered the loss of around 5 million ducats due to the expedition, and fortified the city well enough that it was never successfully taken again.