Failure of the Armada (31 Jul 1588 Jahr – 8 Aug 1588 Jahr)
Beschreibung:
July 31st: Battle of Plymouth – two Spanish ships were captured.August 3rd - 4th: Spanish ships were outgunned and forced to move to Calais in France.
August 8th: Battle of Gravelines – fireships caused the Spanish fleet to scatter. They never met with the Duke of Parma and were forced to sail around the British Isles. Most of the fleet was then destroyed by storms.
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Datum:
31 Jul 1588 Jahr
8 Aug 1588 Jahr
~ 8 days