The Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a fleet of armed ships that attempted to invade England in the year of 1588. "This Spanish Fleet had at one time been called the Invincible Armada, supposedly because the Spaniards thought it could not be defeated" (World book Multimedia Encyclopedia). The Spanish Fleet consisted of over 130 ships and more than 29,000 men, most were soldiers. Many of the ships were low in weapons and experienced soldiers that could work these weapons, others were low in ammunition. King Phillip named the Duke of Medina Sidonia to command the Armada. During the 1500's the Spanish were thought to have had a dominating Navy until in 1588, when they were defeated by the English. The English received word of the Spanish's activities and armed many of its merchant vessels and added them to its warships. England's fleet was made up of about 197 ships and nearly 16,000 men, these men were mostly sailors rather t
There were long-range duels and soldiers were sent to burn the enemy ships and destroy their weapons. 2 The Spanish Armada left Lisbon, Portugal on May 30, 1588 and arrived at the English Channel on July 20. "The Duke of Medina Sidonia had planned to meet barges carrying Spanish Troops from nearby Dunkerque, a port in the Netherlands" (World book Multimedia Encyclopedia). Some deaths were from drowning, disease, but most were just from the casualties of war. "This act doomed the fleet to failure" (World book Multimedia Encyclopedia). 3 There were many deaths at the battle between the England and Spain, but the exact number is confirmed. Heavy winds wrecked many of ships off Ireland's coast, and only 67 out of the 130 reached Spain. Things got even worse after the battles. Later that morning, the English sent 60 or so warships to attack an equal number of Spanish Galleons. Francis Drake and John Hawkins were ordered many times to raid Spanish villages and ships to acquire more riches. The Spanish were barely able to flee from the burning ships. There were revolts against the Government of Spain, lootings in villages and towns and their were several civil wars. The Spanish Armada's invasion on the English Channel in 1588 is and always will remain one of the most popular naval battles in history. Spain was very confident going into the battles and they came out the losers and that hurt them considerably.
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