Arms and Armour

English Armada

The English Armada (Spanish: Invencible Inglesa, lit. 'Invincible English'), also known as the Counter Armada, the Drake–Norris Expedition, or the Portugal Expedition, was an attack fleet sent against Spain by Queen Elizabeth I of England that sailed on 28 April 1589 during the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Eighty Years' War. Led by Sir Francis Drake as admiral and Sir John Norris as general, it failed to drive home the advantage that England had gained from defeating the Spanish Armada the previous year. The Spanish victory marked a revival in Philip II's naval power.

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• ▸English Civil War
• ▸German submarine U-43 (1939)
• ▸El Qoseir Fort

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