What the records say
- When
- 8 Aug 1588
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.99° N, 2.13° E
- Description
- 1588 naval battle between the English Fleet and Spanish Armada
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Spanish Armada
Fleet sailing against England in 1588
The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, and was the largest engagement of the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War. The Armada was commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat appointed by Philip II of Spain.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die englische Flotte sendet Brander in den Hafen von Calais, wo die Armada vor Anker liegt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “9 mai (29 avril du calendrier julien) : l'Invincible Armada, envoyée par l'Espagne contre l'Angleterre, reçoit l'ordre de quitter le port de Lisbonne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “гибель испанской Непобедимой армады в морском походе на Англию в Гравелинском сражении”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page