the armada

the duke of medina Sidonia

leader but had no experience at sea and even suffered from being sea sick

lord howard

england’s lord high admiral who was experienced in hit-and-run tactics

may 1588

first left in… where they ran into storms and were forced to turn around

plan for the armada

wanted to pick up troops in antwerp but due to the size they were noticed and Britain could plan a counter attack

fireships

drake allowed fireships to drift into the anchored fleet, they panicked and lost their crescent form

they were much faster and lighter, they could fire from a long distance

english ships

south western winds blew spain into the north sea where they were chases up to the spanish border

spain’s defeat

over half of their ships and 20,000 men

what did spain lose?

elizabeth rejected phillip, rebellion in netherlands which england supported, attacks on ships, persecuting catholics

causes of the armada