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may 1, 1588 - Spanish Armada

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The purpose of the Spanish Armada was to escort troops that were in the Netherlands across the English canal to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and conquer England. It was the biggest fleet of ships that had ever assembled but it failed as a result of lack of strategic knowledge.

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may 1, 1588
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~ 438 years ago