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July 29, 1588 - Defeat of the Spanish Armada (Read 376 times)

Jul 29^th, 2005 at 3:20pm

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SPANISH ARMADA DEFEATED:
July 29, 1588

Off the coast of Gravelines, France, Spain's so-called "Invincible Armada" is defeated by an English naval force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake. After eight hours of furious fighting, a change in wind direction prompted the Spanish to break off from the battle and retreat toward the North Sea. Its hopes of invasion crushed, the remnants of the Spanish Armada began a long and difficult journey back to Spain.

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Reply #1 - Jul 29^th, 2005 at 3:32pm

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Moral of the story don't mess with anyone crazy enough to carry on playing a pointless game in the face of doom, they're mental enough to be your demise Grin

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Reply #2 - Jul 29^th, 2005 at 6:01pm

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I remember being at the celebrations for the 400th anniversary in 1988 when they lit all the armada warning beacons around the south coast. Awesome sight. Strange that half the Armada ended up in northern Ireland...

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Reply #3 - Jul 29^th, 2005 at 6:12pm

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Strange that half the Armada ended up in northern Ireland...

If I remember correctly they sailed right up the east coast & round northern Scotland. Many of them foundered in bad weather on the way. Don't know how many got back home.

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Reply #4 - Jul 30^th, 2005 at 1:19am

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Strange that half the Armada ended up in northern Ireland

Not really, better Guiness up there Wink

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Reply #5 - Jul 30^th, 2005 at 3:33am

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According to the legend of the Milesians, the last major migratory invaders of the main island, they arrived in Ireland from (what is now) Spain.

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Reply #6 - Aug 1^st, 2005 at 7:14am

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Tis yet another indication of British superiority.

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Reply #7 - Aug 1^st, 2005 at 7:25am

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It was not that we were superior Andrew, just we had some v.good luck, and often that is the most important thing in battle...
I can't remember who said it, I think Napolean, "I'd rather have a lucky general than a good one"

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Reply #8 - Aug 2^nd, 2005 at 2:27am