6 August 1588
Battle of Gravelines
Perez de Guzman is chased by 2 English ships to the Firth of Forth
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Perez de Guzman is chased by 2 English ships to the Firth of Forth
Although their shot lockers were almost empty, the English pursued in an attempt to prevent the enemy from returning to escort Parma.
By that point, the Spanish were suffering from thirst and exhaustion, and the only option left to Medina Sidonia was to chart a course home to Spain, by a very hazardous route
On 2 August Old Style (12 August New Style) Howard called a halt to the pursuit in the latitude of the Firth of Forth off Scotland.
On the day after the Battle of Gravelines, the wind had backed southerly, enabling Medina Sidonia to move his fleet northward away from the French coast.
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