The Spanish Armada
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What was the armada?
A Spanish naval invasion force sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English fleet and almost completely destroyed by storms off the Hebrides.
What did francis drake do to defeat the armada?
He sent in ships and burned them in the Spanish fleet which broke up their formation during the night and then the storms destroyed the fleeing ships in the coast of England
How were England and Spanish fleet different
Spanish was all about formation and he English was about the boats and the speed
