Why Did Spain Win The Armada Analysis

The Spanish imposed a great threat to the country of England, but the Queen used clever tactics and hired the best people available to make sure England was a stable, safe country. Philip II wanted to overthrow Elizabeth, for she was Protestant and he believed that he had to replace the Catholicism that had been lost. He also wanted to take over for he believed it was rightfully his for he was married to Mary, whom Elizabeth had executed earlier. On May 18 the Spanish sent an Armada (fleet) to attack England. It left the port of Lisbon to get the English channel and to transport an army to Flanders, a British isle. There were 130 ships on board the mission, with 8,000 seamen, 2,500 guns, and 20,000 soldiers. They were less prepared then the English, and they knew it. On July 21, the English navy started attacking the line of Spanish ships that was 7 miles long. …show more content…
On July 29, The English lit 8 ships on fire. This forced the Spanish to retreat back to sea, to avoid losing supplies. The French were then attacked by the English off of a French commune, called Gravelines. After the English won the battle, they followed to Spanish as they retreated to Scotland, until they had to turn back to get supplies. The Armada sent by Spain was defeated by Sir Francis Drake and Lord Charles Howard, whom the Queen hired for they were the best. They were victorious after eight whole hours of ruthless fighting, and then the wind changed. This moved the Spanish back, and the little bits of the Armada were sent back to Spain. Elizabeth had luck on her side, and she hired the best people to save her country, and she knew who to