Sir Francis Drake was the first person from England to sail around the world. He was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, an acclaimed pirate, Mayor of Plymouth (England) and politician from the Elizabethan Era. Drake fought the Spanish Armada and was second in command from the Queen, Elizabeth I.
Elizabeth 1 knighted Sir Francis Drake when he returned from circumnavigating the world. He also fought in the campaign against the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Sir Francis Drake was famous for being the FIRST captain(as magallen died in phillipines and did not continue the journey but his ship did) to successfully sail around the globe, which paved the way for England's expansion into the New World. He also served as a vice-admiral in the English fleet during the sea battles with the Spanish Armada in 1588.
His father was Edmund Drake and his mother was Mary Mylwaye.
Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world from 1577 to 1580. After that he went on naval missions for England against the Spanish. Sir Francis Drake also used his ships for carrying slaves to Europe. He found that you could sail round the bottom of south America. He was also the second person to sail around the world.
Lord Howard of Effingham and Sir Francis Drake were the English leaders against the Spanish armada.
They were in the English Channel.
It was Phillips II ships that fought against the Spanish armada
Sir Francis Drake.
The Spanish Armada was planned for 1587, sailed on 28 May 1588, and fought in the English Channel from July 20 to August 8. Some survivors made it back to Spain by September 13, others as late as October after encountering storms off Ireland (and attacks by the Irish when they tried to seek provisions).
The Spanish Armada
There is a lot that is true about anything. One true thing about a battle with an armada is that it was fought on the water because that is the definition of an armada.
The Spanish armada is like Spain's Navy. A fleet of Battle ships who fought other countries' 'Navy' for land, power, money, etc.
Spain and England .
The Spanish Armada fought with any one who tried to dominate the high seas, whether it was the Dutch or the English, but most of the times they were defeated by the British, the /dutch also gave them a run for their money.
There is a lot that is true about anything. One true thing about a battle with an armada is that it was fought on the water because that is the definition of an armada.
Yes she did. Her English army technically won the Spanish Armada but they didn't really do much to them as it was the wind that defeated the Armada. The Armada had seen the English fire ships and had panicked and tried to flee but the wind had battered their ships and drowned most of the Spanish and any survivors that washed up in Scotland was killed.