Spanish Armada Defeated at Gravelines: England Survives
The English fleet's fire ships scatter the Spanish Armada at Gravelines, sending the battered Spanish galleons into a chaotic retreat around Scotland and Ireland. This decisive defeat shatters Philip II's invasion plans, securing Protestant rule in England while triggering a slow decline for Spain's naval dominance.
August 8, 1588
438 years ago
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