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The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, lit. 'Great and Most Fortunate Navy') was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous naval experience appointed by Philip II of Spain.
The Battle of Gravelines was fought on 13 July 1558 at Gravelines, near Calais, France. It occurred during the twelve-year war between France and Spain (1547–1559). The battle resulted in a victory by the Spanish forces, led by Lamoral, Count of Egmont , over the French, led by Marshal Paul de Thermes .
The Battle of Gravelines is the name given to two battles: The Battle of Gravelines (1558) , in which Spain defeated France in 1558. The Battle of Gravelines (1588) , which saw an indecisive engagement between Spanish and English fleets during the attempted Spanish invasion of England in 1588.
The Defeat of the Spanish Armada is a 1796 history painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg. [1] [2] A battle seascape it depicts the defeat of the Spanish Armada at the Battle of Gravelines in 1588, thwarting Philip II's attempt to invade England.
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São Martinho or San Martín (meaning Saint Martin), built as a Portuguese Navy galleon, became the flagship of the Duke of Medina Sedonia, the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada. When the Kingdom of Portugal came under the rule of King Philip II of Spain (Philip I of Portugal), in 1580, the Portuguese had just finished building a large ...
For instance, the book covers the discovery of ancient warships from the Battle of Actium, the wreck of the Spanish Armada's ships, and the remains of World War II battleships and submarines. While the book is not intended to be an exhaustive history of naval warfare, it highlights significant conflicts and developments where archaeology has ...
The Spanish Armada was the fleet that attempted to escort an army from Flanders as a part the Habsburg Spanish invasion of England in 1588, was divided into ten "squadrons" (escuadras) [1] The twenty galleons in the Squadrons of Portugal and of Castile, together with one more galleon in the Squadron of Andalucia and the four galleasses from Naples, constituted the only purpose-built warships ...