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Battle of Gravelines
Fights at the Battle of Gravelines with Henry VIII
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Gravelines in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Fights at the Battle of Gravelines with Henry VIII
Meets Emperor Charles V
English naval support helps Spanish forces near Gravelines
The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English naval force under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines, now in France
The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English naval force under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines, now in France
16 Spanish ships are captured.
On the day after Gravelines, the wind had backed, southerly, enabling Medina Sidonia to move the Armada northward (away from the French coast), the English pursue the Spanish fleet, to prevent it returning to escort Parma.
Ordered by Lord Howard to patrol Dunkirk & Nieuport.
Prevents Parma making a dash for the English coast.
The Spanish fleet manages to escape to the North Sea due to a sudden squall.
On the day after Gravelines, the wind had backed, southerly, enabling Medina Sidonia to move the Armada northward (away from the French coast), the English pursue the Spanish fleet, to prevent it returning to escort Parma
It is agreed France will capture Gravelines & England will capture Dunkirk & Mardyck
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