| At one point, Howard formed his ships into a to attack at close range, bringing all his guns to bear, but he did not follow through with the manoeuvre and little was achieved | Aftermath [ ] The following year the English launched the , with 23,375 men and 150 ships under Sir Francis Drake, but thousands were killed, wounded or died of disease and 40 ships sunk or captured |
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| Storms in the forced four galleys and one galleon to turn back, and other ships had to put in for repairs, leaving about 124 ships to actually make it to the English Channel | After the victory, swept the English ships, beginning among the 500-strong crew of the and killing many mariners |
More ships and sailors were lost to cold and stormy weather than in direct combat.
| Retrieved on 20 April 2013 | These barges would be protected by the large ships of the Armada |
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| Martin, Colin, and Geoffrey Parker | The was Sir John Hawkins |
Until then, the cannon had played a supporting role to the main tactic of ramming and boarding enemy ships.
23| " 1989 49 1 : 5—13 | There were also more lighthearted medals struck, such as the one with the play on of : Venit, Vidit, Fugit he came, he saw, he fled |
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| It is alleged that Phillip supported plots to have Elizabeth overthrown in favour of her Catholic cousin and , | : Episode 4, the Spanish Armada• "In the end as many as two-thirds of the armada's original complement of 30,000 died and for every one killed in battle or perishing of their wounds another six or eight died due to non-combat losses ", Hanson p |
The blessing of the Armada's banner on 25 April 1588 was similar to the ceremony used prior to the in 1571.
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