[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 .... This time a change of wind gave the Spanish the weather-gage, and 
they .... and the next day gave to them what is probably her most famous speech. [DOC] [TLE] Winds of Change: Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588.  Landsat ... [PAR] These much more maneuverable English ships became an essential ... They 
traveledwith good windsan average of 2.5 knots (less than 3 miles) per hour 
... Given severe squalls and the Armada's slow pace, the fleet did not reach the .... 
the Spanish fleet and fired at short range, badly damaging many, and sinking 
some... [DOC] [TLE] Defeat of the "Invincible" Armada 1588 - Annuity for Historians [PAR] English 'sea-dogs' had been causing a great deal of damage to Spain's ... and 
Spain lost a vast sum of money when the ships carrying silver sunk or had ... 
more than a pirate who, in their view, was allowed to do what he did with the full 
... The fleet numbered over 130 ships, making it by far the greatest naval fleet of 
its age. [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada defeated - Jul 29, 1588 - HISTORY.com [PAR] A giant Spanish invasion fleet was completed by 1587, but Sir Francis Drake's 
daring ... The Spanish ships were slower and less well armed than their English... [DOC] [TLE] 10 things you (probably) didn't know about the Spanish Armada ... [PAR] Apr 16, 2015 ... The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588  a fleet of Spanish ships led by ... had 
managed to escort Philip II's 26,000-strong invasion army from Flanders, the .... 7) 
Sir Francis Drake was more interested in booty than fighting ... God were 
undeniable: The Spaniards did never take or sink any English ship... [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada - History Learning Site [PAR] The Spanish Armada's task was to overthrow protestant England lead by Queen 
Elizabeth I. The ... Why did Spain want to overthrow Elizabeth? ... To the English, 
Drake was a hero but to the Spanish he was nothing more than a pirate who, in 
their view, ... Problem 4, Spain's Lord High Admiral was the famous Santa Cruz. [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada Overview II [PAR] The growing expertise of English naval power was a threat to Spain's ... more 
than a pirate who, in their view, was allowed to do what he did with the full ... In 
1580, Philip II had annexed Portugal and added the ships from her splendid navy 
to the Spanish fleet. ... Spain's Lord High Admiral was the famous Santa Cruz. [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 
... that the ships had left Spain, Charles Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral, 
held a ... At the end of the first day's fighting, only one ship was sunk, the San 
Salvador. ... Parma was unable to help as he had less than twenty ships and 
most of... [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada : Sir Francis Drake - British Battles [PAR] The English Fleet gives battle to the Spanish Armada: A Spanish galeas ... High 
Admiral of England, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Martin Frobisher, Sir Francis Drake ... 
wind, making them faster and more manoeuvrable than the Spanish ships. ... This 
form of gunnery did little damage other than to rigging which was easily replaced. [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada for Kids - Primary Homework Help [PAR] Why is the 1588 battle with the Spanish Armada so famous? ... Where did the 
Spanish fleet meet the English fleet? The two fleets met in the English Channel. 
There were many more Spanish ships than the English ships but the English 
ships were smaller ... Strong winds and terrible rain forced many ships onto rocks 
near [DOC] [TLE] Fleet Battle - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] May 7, 2011 ... Fleet battle has now become even more rare

Question: Heavy winds sank more of this famed Spanish fleet than the English did
Answer: the Armada