the Spanish Armada Flashcards
when did Philip launch his Armada?
1558
what did the Armada consist of?
151 ships, 7000 sailors and 34,000 soldiers
why did Philip want to sail to the Netherlands?
to collect more men before invading England
what formation would the Spanish sail in?
an unbreakable crescent formation
what did Philip fill his ships with due to feeling so confident he would defeat the English?
weapons for land battles that would follow once the fleet arrived in England
what happened on the 6th August?
the Armada was anchored off the Dutchcoast
why were the Spanish delayed for several days?
they were waiting for additional soldiers to arrive
who were the English commanded by and what did he tell the English to do?
commanded by Drake- told to strike
what happened on the 7th August?
8 fireships were sent into the Spanish fleet- there was mass panic and the Armada was plunged into chaos
when was the Battle of Gravelines?
8th August
what happened on the Battle of Gravelines?
English fired constantly from 100m- Spanish ships were badly damaged but none were sunk
who was the Spanish commander and what did he try and do on the 8th August?
the Duke of Medina-Sidonia tried to lead his ships back home
what did the storm do to the Armada?
blew it off course
what happened to the Spanish resources?
their food was rotten, their water was polluted and they had no maps for the Northern Britain waters- many ships were wrecked
what happened to the Spanish ships who made it to the shore?
they were killed by the Scots or the Irish
