Defeat Armada 1588

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England Defeats Spanish Armada (1588)

England Defeats the Spanish Armada

On July 29, 1588 England defeats the Spanish Armada

Off the coast of Gravelines, France, Spain’s so-called “Invincible Armada” is defeated by an English naval force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake. After eight hours of furious fighting, a change in wind direction prompted the Spanish to break off from the battle and retreat toward the North Sea. Its hopes of invasion crushed, the remnants of the Spanish Armada began a long and difficult journey back to Spain.

Link to full article on History.com.