Francis DrakeApril 1587
This record states: A Spanish treasure ship, returning from the Indies, was also captured.
England · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
This record states: A Spanish treasure ship, returning from the Indies, was also captured.
This record states: Much of the Spanish fleet was destroyed, and substantial supplies were destroyed or captured.
This record states: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard is the name given in the Bay of Cadiz, by the English privateer Francis Drake against the Spanish naval forces assembling at Cadiz.
This record states: The damage caused by the English delayed Spanish plans to invade England by more than a year.
This record states: There followed a series of raiding parties against several forts along the Portuguese coast.
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