[DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada - Wikipedia [PAR] The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Corua 
in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the 
purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. The strategic aim 
was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England and the .... At daybreak on 21 July 
the English fleet engaged the Armada off Plymouth... [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada - Conservapedia [PAR] Sep 2, 2016 ... The English fleet consisted of 197 vessels of 29,800 tons manned by 15,800 men
. ... If the Armada had landed its army in England, it may well have succeeded. ... 
But on July 29, 1588, after the winds had changed and made this ... The first 
encounter occurred off Plymouth, near the Eddystone Rocks,... [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada Defeated by English, July 31, 1588-August 8, 1588 ... [PAR] Spanish Armada Defeated by English, July 31, 1588-August 8, 1588 ... (Don 
Alonzo Prez de Guzmn), nicknamed "el Bueno," commander of the Spanish 
fleet. ... Spain and England had been traditional enemies, but the animosity 
between them had ... The second battle between the fleets occurred off the 
Portland Bill. [DOC] [TLE] Armada | Spanish naval fleet | Britannica.com [PAR] Jul 29, 2016 ... England's attempts to repel this fleet involved the first naval battles to be fought ... 
Drawing or engraving showing the Spanish Armada, July 1588. ... In three 
encounters (off Plymouth, July 31 [July 21]; off Portland Bill, August 2... [DOC] [TLE] Research guide P3: Charts of the Spanish Armada by Robert Adams ... [PAR] The defeat in the Channel, of the mighty Spanish Armada by an English fleet in 
1588, ... to assist in a proposed large-scale invasion of England, finally 
extinguished the ... The approaching ships were first sighted off the Lizard on the 
29 July 1588 ... the English and Spanish fleets occurred off Plymouth on the 31 
July 1588. [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada : Sir Francis Drake - British Battles [PAR] The English Fleet gives battle to the Spanish Armada: A Spanish galeas 
occupies ..... sovereign (in fact the first contingent of troops for the defence of 
England was raised ... Lord High Admiral of England commanding the English 
Fleet in Plymouth, ... On the night of 20th July 1588 Howard's and Drake's ships 
arrived off the... [DOC] [TLE] Armada time: England in peril July to August 1588 - British Battles [PAR] Jul 23, 2015 ... Armada Chart 2 the English Fleet confronts the Armada off Plymouth on 30th and 
31st July 1588. Armada Chart 3 English ships attack the Armada off Plymouth on 
31st July 1588 ... HMS Barham and the First World War. [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF ENGLAND [PAR] HISTORY OF ENGLAND including English Reformation, Mary I, Ten calming ... 
The encounter between the Spanish Armada and the English fleet in the Channel 
in August 1588 is the first of a new kind of naval battle, and one ... attack off 
Plymouth on July 31, off Portland Bill on August 2 and off the isle of Wight on 
August 4. [DOC] [TLE] Inventory of Conflict and Environment (ICE), Armada [PAR] The Powerful Monarchs: Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain ... On July 
31, 1588, the first contact between the English and Spanish ships occurred. ... 
The English had seen some tides against them at Plymouth, but with their smaller 
... In this first encounter, Drake, leading the English fleet, was able to surprise the
... [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada by Benjamin Huinda on Prezi [PAR] Dec 11, 2015 ... On July 19, 1588 the Spanish Armada took off from Lisbon, Portugal ... The first 
battle occurred near Plymouth, England on July 31. ... Sir Francis Drake was sent 
to ambush the Armada with his English fleet. ... This marked the first of many 
battles that the Spanish would encounter along the English Channel. [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada - Spartacus Educational [PAR] Building the Spanish Armada; Defence of England; Attack at Calais .... On 21st 
July the English fleet

Question: England's first encounter with this fleet occurred off Plymouth July 31, 1588
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