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May 13, 2024 · The British fleet defeating the Spanish Armada, 1588. Gales forced the Armada back to the port of A Coruña (in northern Spain) for refitting, and it finally got under way again in July. The Armada was first sighted by the English off Lizard Point, in Cornwall, on July 29 (July 19, Old Style).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Battle of Gravelines. Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 8 August 1588, painted by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1796) The small port of Gravelines was part of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands close to the border with France, and was the closest Spanish territory to England.
- July – August 1588
- Anglo-Dutch victory
Feb 9, 2010 · Off the coast of Gravelines, France, Spain’s so-called “ Invincible Armada ” is defeated by an English naval force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake. After...
May 2, 2018 · The Spanish Armada was a large naval fleet sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England. Outmaneuvered and outgunned, the Spanish Armada was defeated.
May 28, 2020 · The defeat of the Spanish Armada did give England a new confidence and showed the importance of sea power and modern cannon firepower. A well-armed fleet with well-trained crews could extend the power of a state far beyond its shores and seriously damage the supply lines of its enemies.
- Mark Cartwright
Nov 12, 2022 · Image: Defeat of the Spanish Armada, August 8, 1588 – painted by French-born British painter Philip James de Loutherbourg (1796) In the summer of 1588, the Spanish Armada approached the English coast with one primary intent: Deposing the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I in order to restore Catholic rule over England.
Defeat of the Spanish Armada - Warfare History Network. In 1588, the mightiest fleet set sail from Spain. Its target was England. At stake was nothing less than Catholic control of Western Europe. This article appears in: June 2007. By Eric Niderost.
