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Why was the armada beaten?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Good English seamanship and very bad weather. Many of the Armada ships were converted merchant ships better suited for cargo than warfare. It was not intended to engage the English in a sea battle but to carry armed men to a designated point and off load them. Spanish artillery was poor, the English were much better.

The greatest problem was that King Philip insisted on controlling the Armada. He had no training at all for naval matters. He believed that God was guiding him and thus the mission would succeed.

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13y ago

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