sir francis drake commanded the english against the spanish armada.
sir francis drake commanded the english against the spanish armada.
who commanded the english against the spanish armada?
sir francis drake
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events in the year 1588 in spain.









































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bullet::::- monarch: philip ii









































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bullet::::- april 25 - blessing of the banner of the spanish armada









































bullet::::- may 28 - spanish armada leaves lisbon and heads for english channel









































bullet::::- july 19 - the spanish armada is sighted by the english off the coast of cornwall









































bullet::::- july 21 - the first engagement between the english and spanish fleets, off plymouth, results in an english victory. the english fleet is under the command of lord howard of effingham with sir francis drake as vice admiral.
1588 in spain
the 3rd spanish armada, also known as the spanish armada of 1597, was a major naval event that took place between october and november 1597 as part of the anglo–spanish war. the armada, which was the third attempt by spain to invade or raid the british isles during the war, was ordered by king philip ii of spain in revenge for the english attack on cadiz following the failure of the 2nd spanish armada months before due to a storm. the armada was executed by the adelantado, martín de padilla, who was hoping to intercept and destroy the english fleet under robert devereux the 2nd earl of essex as it returned from the failed azores expedition. when this was achieved, the armada would go on to capture either the important port of falmouth or milford haven and use those places as a base for invasion.
3rd spanish armada