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An Armada, the Spanish word for a battle fleet, was prepared to invade England, defeat its armies and depose Elizabeth. It consisted of around 130 ships, 8,000 sailors and 18,000 soldiers, 1,500 brass guns and 1,000 iron guns, and it was formally named as the Grande y Felicísima Armada ("Great and Most Fortunate Navy").
Revolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Spanish Royalist troops Peninsular War: Battle of the Gebora: 19 Feb: France defeats Spain and Portugal Battle of Barrosa: 5 March: The UK, Spain and Portugal defeat France Spanish American wars of independence: Battle of Tacuarí: 9 March: Revolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Spanish ...
The battle at Tampico was the last major confrontation between the Mexican Republic and the Spanish Empire, with future Spanish invasion plans being aborted by the political situation in Spain. [2] The victory of his army at Tampico made Santa Anna a popular hero in Mexico, a status that would influence his political career.
Niños is the Spanish word for children. The term may also refer to: The term may also refer to: The Niños Héroes , six famous soldiers during the Mexican-American War.
James, Duke of York, led two cavalry charges against the Cromwellian troops' flank, driving into the musketeers. Some Spanish cavalry from their reserve was sent forward and threatened the English but were defeated in turn by the French cavalry under Marquis de Castelneau. The French infantry consisting of the Guards, the Swiss and the ...
The English carrack Jesus of Lübeck, captured by the Spanish during the battle, as depicted in the Anthony Roll. San Juan's port facilities were extremely small and rudimentary, consisting of a mooring wall built by the Spanish on "a little yland of stones, not past three feet aboue water in the highest place, and not past a bow-shotte ouer any way at the most, and it standeth from the maine ...
Manco coordinated his siege of Cusco with one on Lima, led by one of his captains, Quiso Yupanqui. The Incas were able to defeat four relief expeditions sent by Francisco Pizarro from Lima. This resulted in the death of nearly 500 Spanish soldiers. Some Spaniards were captured and sent to Ollantaytambo. [1]: 243, 246 [5]: 102–103
Enlil, [a] later known as Elil and Ellil, is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with wind, air, earth, and storms. [4] He is first attested as the chief deity of the Sumerian pantheon, [5] but he was later worshipped by the Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Hurrians.