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At the Battle of Gravelines the English lost 50 to 100 dead and 400 wounded. Further to this over 8000 subsequently died from disease. The Spanish losses at the battle were over 600 dead, 800 wounded, 400 captured (5 ships were sunk) From storms and disease 51 ships were wrecked, 10 were scuttled and over 20,000 died

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How many people died in the spanish armada?

Figures vary, but over 20,000 soldiers and sailors were killed


Did queen Elizabeth win any wars?

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.


What are facts about the spanish armada?

-130 ships in their fleet - formation of a crescent - defensive as larger ships were on the wings and centre- many cannons on the ships were not affective as they were at least 1/2 century old and had inefficient gun mountings


Who won the Spanish Armada and why?

The Spanish Armada was defeated by the British for a number of reasons. Principal was that the smaller British ships were able to get in close under the Spanish guns to do the damage.The Spanish Armada was defeated by the British for a number of reasons. Principal was that the smaller British ships were able to get in close under the Spanish guns to do the damage. Also Spain did not communicate with Parma's army well, which resulted in them not been bale to assist them, without Parma spains heavy ships were not match fro England. Spain chose a commander who had never been in a naval battle and who was not a salior. He made many mistaakes


Why did the Spanish Armada occur?

To find as many soldiers and fight England but England's focus was on the skills of the soldiers not as many as they could find and that's how we defeated them. The Duke of Sidonia was charged with Execution of Elizabeth Execution of all protestants Replace the English language with Spanish

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How many troops were included in Spanish armada?

30,500 troops


How many troops survived Spanish armada?

the spanish left with 130 boats and came back with 60 boats!


How many English soldiers were in the spanish armada?

10,000 English Soldiers Took on the spanish Armada!


What happened to the soldiers that the Spanish were going to pick up during the spanish armada?

During the Spanish Armada in 1588, the soldiers that the Spanish intended to pick up in the Netherlands never made it to the fleet. Due to poor planning and coordination, many of these troops were unable to join the invasion force. The subsequent naval battle against the English, combined with adverse weather conditions, led to the defeat of the Armada, resulting in heavy losses for the Spanish and a failure to launch a successful invasion of England.


How many people died in the spanish armada?

Figures vary, but over 20,000 soldiers and sailors were killed


How many ships did the Spanish Armada have?

They started out with 151 ships.


How many ships did the English have in the spanish armada?

They had around 80 and the spanish had 138.


How many boats did the Spanish have in the Spanish armada?

22 Spanish and Portugese Galleons and 108 armed merchard vessels


How do you find how many ships were in the Spanish Armada from a reliable source needed for A Level history coursework?

All authorities on this subject quote 130 ships which included 22 flighting Galleons


How many times did elizabeth defend England from the spanish armada?

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How many Spanish ships came out of the Spanish armada?

22 Galleons and 108 armed merchant ships


How many cannons did the English fleet have in their battle with the Spanish Armada?

the spanish armada had an arey of gun mainly cannons and one shot pistles and rifles they had poor tic taks and wanted to win but did not.