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![]() ![]() This meant that the rendezvous between the Spanish army and navy could not take place. However the Spanish army had been prevented from leaving the Netherlands by the English and Dutch. ![]() On 6 August the Spanish fleet anchored at Calais where they hoped to pick up fresh supplies and ammunition.The English knew that their best chance of success was to make the Armada break its crescent formation and pick off its ships one by one.When Spanish ships were sighted at Lands End in July 1588, the English lit fire beacons to pass a warning of the Armada’s arrival up the coast.In July 1588 the Spanish fleet under Duke Medina Sidonia sailed from Spain.This ‘singeing of the King of Spain’s beard’ delayed the Armada. In 1587 Sir Francis Drake destroyed 20-30 ships as at the port of Cadiz and also supplies intended for the Armada. England prepared for the Spanish Armada's arrival for two years.Its ships were more manoeuvrable, more stable and carried more guns than the larger Spanish vessels. During the reign of Mary and subsequently of Elizabeth I the English navy had been strengthened.In July 1588 the Armada set sail from Spain with the intention of invading England and overthrowing the queen, Elizabeth I. The most powerful naval fleet of its time, consisting of 130 ships and 30,000 men, the Spanish Armada was widely considered to be invincible. ![]()
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