The English Armada, also known as the Counter Armada or the Drake-Norris Expedition, was a fleet of warships sent to the Iberian Coast by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1589, during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Eighty Years' War. It was led by Sir Francis Drake as admiral and Sir John Norreys as general, and failed to drive home the advantage England had won upon the dispersal of the Spanish Armada in the previous year. The campaign resulted in the defeat of the English fleet and eventually to a withdrawal with heavy losses both in lives and ships. The Spanish victory marked a revival of Philip II's naval power through the next decade.
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| - The English Armada, also known as the Counter Armada or the Drake-Norris Expedition, was a fleet of warships sent to the Iberian Coast by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1589, during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Eighty Years' War. It was led by Sir Francis Drake as admiral and Sir John Norreys as general, and failed to drive home the advantage England had won upon the dispersal of the Spanish Armada in the previous year. The campaign resulted in the defeat of the English fleet and eventually to a withdrawal with heavy losses both in lives and ships. The Spanish victory marked a revival of Philip II's naval power through the next decade.
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Strength
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- 60(xsd:integer)
- 15000(xsd:integer)
- 23375(xsd:integer)
- Four galleons
- Six galleons
- Unknown armed merchant vessels
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Partof
| - the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Eighty Years' War
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Commander
| - John Norreys
- Count of Fuentes
- Francis Drake
- Elizabeth I of England
- Philip II of Spain
- Robert Devereux
- Alonso de Bazán
- Corunna:
- Duke of Braganza
- Edward Norreys
- Lisbon:
- Marquis of Cerralbo
- Martín de Padilla
- María Pita
- Prior of Crato
- Álvaro Troncoso
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Caption
| - Monument of the heroine María Pita in the Square of the Town Hall of A Coruña
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Casualties
| - 900(xsd:integer)
- 11000(xsd:integer)
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Result
| - Decisive Spanish victory
- *The Spanish fleet retains the capability of waging war
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combatant
| - United Provinces
- Kingdom of England
- Portuguese loyal to Prior of Crato
- * Kingdom of Portugal
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Place
| - Corunna – Lisbon, Iberian Coast
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| - The English Armada, also known as the Counter Armada or the Drake-Norris Expedition, was a fleet of warships sent to the Iberian Coast by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1589, during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Eighty Years' War. It was led by Sir Francis Drake as admiral and Sir John Norreys as general, and failed to drive home the advantage England had won upon the dispersal of the Spanish Armada in the previous year. The campaign resulted in the defeat of the English fleet and eventually to a withdrawal with heavy losses both in lives and ships. The Spanish victory marked a revival of Philip II's naval power through the next decade.
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