[DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada sets sail - May 19, 1588 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Spanish Armada sets sail on May 19, 1588. ... to secure 
control of the English Channel and transport a Spanish invasion army to ... 
Delayed by storms, the Armada did not reach the southern coast of England until 
late July. ... the Armada sailed on a difficult journey back to Spain through the 
North Sea... [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada defeated - Jul 29, 1588 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Spanish Armada defeated on Jul 29, 1588. ... On May 19, 
the Invincible Armada set sail from Lisbon on a mission to secure control of the 
English Channel and transport a ... it back to Spain, the Armada did not reach the 
southern coast of England until July 19. ... The Battle of Mobile Bay, 150 Years 
Ago. [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada : Sir Francis Drake - British Battles [PAR] Place: The English Channel, the North Sea and the seas around the North and ... 
Size of the navies: The Spanish Armada sailed with around 160 ships. ... of the 
Battle of Portland and required replenishment before the Battle of Gravelines. ..... 
After the passage across the Bay of Biscay the Armada arrived off the Scilly Isles
... [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada - Wikipedia [PAR] The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Corua 
in August ... The Armada chose not to attack the English fleet at Plymouth, then 
failed to ... Through this, it would end the English material support for the United 
... May 1588, the Armada set sail from Lisbon and headed for the English 
Channel. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Trafalgar - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the 
Royal Navy ... The Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two ships, without a single 
British .... from the fleet guarding the English Channel and to have them sail 
southward to .... Before this time the fleets had usually been involved in a mixed 
mle. [DOC] [TLE] Defeat of the "Invincible" Armada 1588 - Annuity for Historians [PAR] The Armada would ferry the Duke's soldiers across the straight of Dover and 
these ... The Spanish plans called for the fleet to sail up the English Channel and 
.... if any Spanish ship broke formation the captain would be hanged immediately. 
... by the English ships the slow moving Spanish Armada eventually reached 
Calais... [DOC] [TLE] Inventory of Conflict and Environment (ICE), Armada [PAR] An integral part of the conflict was the "Invincible" Spanish Armada, Spain's 
secret weapon to rule the world. However, through a series of fateful natural 
occurrences, the Armada ... He immediately sent word to ready the Armada for 
war. .... As the ships reached the English Channel, the Duke decided it would be 
best to... [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Make research projects and school reports about Spanish Armada easy with 
credible articles ... in AprilMay 1587, destroyed over twenty ships in Cdiz Bay, 
and disrupted coastal shipping. ... Communication had so far been through Philip
. ... On 21 July the repaired Armada sailed, reaching the English Channel on 28 
July. [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada - Spartacus Educational [PAR] His plan was for a great fleet to sweep the English Channel and leave it clear for 
... Details of the planned invasion reached England's spymaster, Sir Francis ... 
that after the fleet sailed for England Philip II remained kneeling before the Holy 
... if any Spanish ship broke formation the captain would be hanged immediately. [DOC] [TLE] The Defeat of the English Armada: A More Detailed Look at the ... [PAR] The Spanish Armada clash was not an isolated conflict, but merely one battle in a 
long, ... Empire , whose Western half had crumbled nearly a millennium before. 
.... inspired sympathy across the English Channel , especially in the aftermath of 
..... to sail against the wind and round the northwest edge of Spain to reach 
Lisbon... [DOC] [TLE] Defeat of the "Invincible" Spanish Armada [PAR]

Question: The Spanish Armada sailed through this bay immediately before reaching the English Channel
Answer: Bay of Biscay