![]() ![]() ![]() Though only one Spanish ship was burned, the English had achieved their goal of breaking up Medina Sedonia’s fleet. Afraid that the fireships would set the ships of the Armada on fire, many of the Spanish captains cut their anchor cables and scattered. At midnight on July 28, the English ignited eight fireships and sent them downwind towards the Armada. as you can see explained in the diagram below. On July 27, the Armada anchored at Calais, and attempted to contact Parma’s forces at nearby Dunkirk. as the Spanish Armada tried to sail home following its battle with the English fleet at. Though the attack had failed to scatter the Armada, it prevented Medina Sedonia from using the Isle of Wight as an anchorage and forced the Spanish to continue up the Channel without any news of Parma’s readiness. While the English enjoyed initial success, Medina Sedonia was able to reinforce those parts of the fleet that were in danger and the Armada was able to maintain formation. FebruExpeditionis Hispanorum in Angliam, Plate 1 by Robert Adams The series of battles that unfolds with these seven maps is considered one of the most important campaigns in naval history a campaign that ended with the defeat of the powerful Spanish Armada in 1588. Off the Isle of Wight, the English launched an all-out assault on the Armada, with Sir Francis Drake leading the largest contingent of attacking ships. ![]()
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